Positive marijuana test costs US long jumper national title

Another U.S. Olympic athlete has had their title stripped after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Olympic long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall served a one-month suspension and had her national indoor title stripped after testing positive earlier this year for the psychoactive compound found in marijuana. The U.S. Anti-Doping … Read more

Marshall High School alum to make afterlife gazing feature film in San Antonio

Zach Goodwin is trying to shred the stress of fundraising for his first feature film, ‘Stitched,’ by having all the fun he can. SAN ANTONIO — ‘Stitched‘ is not Zach Goodwin’s first swing at directing, writing, or producing. As a graduate of Marshall High School, it’s not his first project shot in San Antonio. It … Read more

Kingsolver, O’Farrell among Women’s Prize fiction finalists

LONDON – An Appalachian update on Charles Dickens and a tale told by a dolphin are among the six finalists announced Wednesday for the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction. American writer Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” a reworking of “David Copperfield” set in modern-day Virginia, and U.K. novelist Laline Paull’s deep-sea drama “Pod” are among the … Read more