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Jonathan Paluzzi of Kingston was sentenced to five to seven years in prison for killing his dog, Brutus, this year.

The surf is likely to set the stage for The Eddie Big Wave Invitational, a premier surfing competition that is tentatively called on for Sunday at Waimea Bay.

Snowfall totals ranged from a dusting to six inches, with the highest total — 9.4 inches — in Milton, Massachusetts.

The documents offer a glimpse into the life of 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who police say killed two people and wounded six others before taking her own life.

Visitors usually flock to the Blue Ridge Mountains this time of year for festivities, but a cleanup effort that could take years to complete has left businesses struggling to survive.

People living in rural parts of the country live shorter lives, on average, than their urban counterparts, largely due to heart disease. That disparity grew during the pandemic.

Those in the Rocky Mountains and the northern U.S. and Northeast could be in luck, though, forecasters said.

Thousands of workers started the strike Thursday morning at facilities in Illinois, California, Georgia and New York.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health said it is investigating a norovirus outbreak among attendees to the Dec. 3 event. A recall has also been issued for the oysters.

It's the first medication for the disorder, which affects about 39 million adults in the U.S.

The death row inmate's October execution in a "shaken baby" case was halted after a bipartisan group of lawmakers issued a subpoena, setting off a court battle with the state.