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President William McKinley High School campus is seen in Honolulu, Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)

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Suspect in 1977 killing agrees to be extradited from Utah to Hawaii to face murder charge
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Wed,02/26/25-12:10PM , 208 Reads
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 slaying of a Hawaii teenager agreed on Wednesday to be extradited from Utah to face a murder charge.

Gideon Castro waived the right to challenge his extradition during a hearing before a judge in Salt Lake City. Castro, who is ill, appeared by video from a hospital bed.
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In this photo released by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, a Perfect Pets worker holds one of two bulldog puppies stolen from the store, after the dogs were returned by a person who bought the dogs from a street vendor, in Centennial, Colorado, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

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Thieves nab pricey bulldogs from a Colorado pet store after faking a seizure, sheriff says
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Wed,02/26/25-10:39AM , 150 Reads
DENVER (AP) — Thieves nabbed a pair of high-priced bulldogs from a Colorado pet store after a man allegedly faked a seizure to distract employees while an accomplice grabbed the puppies from a pen and ran out, authorities said.

The theft, which was captured on surveillance video, happened Sunday.
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

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The Latest: House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage
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Wed,02/26/25-7:12AM , 269 Reads
With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans have sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage, a step toward delivering Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” The bill includes $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion i
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The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is seen at sunset, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va.. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

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American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National
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Wed,02/26/25-6:58AM , 102 Reads
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Greenwood, 38930, MS

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Current Temp

72°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 79°F
Min Temp: 67°F
Feels Like: 73°F
Dew Point: 67°F
Humidity: 87%
Sunrise: 7:18 AM
Sunset: 7:03 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 17 mph
Sky Cover: 64%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 67°F
Moon Rise: NA
Moon Set: 10:24 AM

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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