Disney+ begins production of “Hocus Pocus 2” featuring original cast

Disney+ said in a press release that the Hocus Pocus sequel has started filming in Rhode Island, with original Hocus Pocus stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy returning as witches and sisters Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson. Doug Jones will also reprise Billy Butcherson. New cast members include Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham …

‘The Real Housewives of Dubai’ is coming to Bravo in 2022

Bravo continues to expand its successful “Real Housewives” franchise and has officially green-lighted “The Real Housewives of Dubai” with Andy Cohen as executive producer. The network announced Monday that its latest iteration will premiere in 2022 as the 11th city in the “Real Housewives” world. Executive producer Andy Cohen said in a press release: “Everything’s …

Jessica Simpson celebrates four years of sobriety with candid photo on social media

Jessica Simpson shared a candid photo of herself from four years ago on social media depicting her first day without alcohol, and detailed in an honest, emotional post the way she felt that day as she began her journey to sobriety. The 41-year-old Simpson wrote on Instagram: “This person in the early morning of Nov …

Your Guide to Election Day, November 2

Election day is Nov. 2. Here’s a brief rundown on the referendums. Question 1: Do you want to ban the construction of high-impact electric transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region and to require the Legislature to approve all other such projects anywhere in Maine, both retroactively to 2020, and to require the Legislature, retroactively …

Missing Buckfield Teen Girl

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding 13-year-old Hannah Thomas of Buckfield. If you have any information, please call (207) 743-9554. *******A T T E N T I O N************* MISSING JUVENILE The Oxford County Sheriffs Office needs your help with locating… Posted by Oxford County Sheriff's Office on Monday, November …

Fatal Weekend Fire in Somerville

A team of investigators from the Fire Marshals office responded to a house fire at 471 Crummett Mountain Rd. in Somerville Saturday morning, Oct. 30. While processing the fire scene, they located human remains. It is believed the deceased is 72-year-old Ian Baston who lived alone at the residence. The fire was discovered by hunters …

Two dead, 12 injured in Illinois shooting during party on Halloween

Two gunmen opened fire at a house party in Joliet, Illinois (southwest of Chicago) killing two people and injuring more than a dozen. The Will County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning at an event attended by an estimated 200 people, when gunfire erupted near a DJ booth …

Suspect arrested after shooting at Halloween party in Texas leaves 1 dead, 9 injured

Police in Texarkana, Texas confirmed that a suspect was arrested Sunday in a shooting that left one person dead and nine more wounded at a Halloween party in eastern Texas. Texarkana is located on the Texas-Arkansas border, about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Dallas. Police said the suspected shooter, Keuntae McElroy, 21, of Texarkana, …

Scotty McCreery’s “Five More Minutes” inspires a new Hallmark Christmas film

Scotty McCreery’s hit single from 2017, “Five More Minutes,” will lend its name to a Hallmark Christmas movie. “Five More Minutes” comes off the track list of McCreery’s 2018 album, Seasons Change, and the song was his first-ever No. 1 hit single The film, which was inspired by the song, will air on Hallmark’s Movies & …

Randy Houser to hit the road on his 2022 headlining concert tour

After co-headlining an acoustic tour with Jamey Johnson earlier this year, Randy Houser will kick off 2022 with a brand new 26-city tour, beginning Jan. 21 and wrapping at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in mid-March. Rising singer-songwriter Ella Langley will be joining Houser on the road; she has previously opened for Johnson as well as …