Maryland police have confirmed that three people are dead and one critically injured after a shooting at a factory in Smithsburg, Maryland on Thursday afternoon. The factory, Columbia Machine, manufactures concrete products equipment. Smithsburg is about 70 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to reports of an active …
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5 Marines dead in military aircraft crash in Southern California desert
The Marine Corps said Thursday that all five Marines on board an Osprey were killed when the aircraft crashed Wednesday afternoon in a remote part of California. The aircraft was based at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, according to officials. The U.S. Marine Corps said in a statement that the MV-22 Osprey, belonging to the …
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CMA Fest holds first LGBTQ+ ‘Country Proud’ showcase
CMA Fest showcased LGBTQ+ artists as part of Country Proud, the fest’s first LGBTQ activation, which took place Thursday, June 9 at Assembly Food Hall in Nashville. Among the performers were Shelly Fairchild, Sonia Leigh, Lila McCann, Harper Grae, The Kentucky Gentleman, Breann Young, Jessica Rose, Chris Housman, Maia Sharp, Gina Venier, Steff Mahan and …
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13th annual ‘Darius & Friends’ benefit raises $516,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Darius Rucker held his 13th annual “Darius & Friends” benefit on June 6 at the Ryman Auditorium, bringing together a sold-out audience with at-home fans watching via live stream. The concert was benefit concert followed by his corresponding golf tournament and silent auction on Tuesday, June 7. This year’s event raised an all-time high of …
First footage is released from the Amazon reboot of ‘A League of Their Own’
Amazon has shared the first footage of its forthcoming reboot of Penny Marshall’s beloved classic A League of Their Own. The eight-episode drama, from creators Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham and Sony TV, will debut its entire first season on Friday, Aug. 12. The minute-long teaser, set to Stevie Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen” offers a …
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Grammy Awards announce 5 new categories, including Songwriter of the Year
The Recording Academy announced five new Grammy Awards categories that will be introduced in 2023. Among them are Songwriter of the Year, Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media, Best Spoken Word Album, Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Americana Performance. In addition, the Recording Academy will present a Special Merit Award …
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Police arrest armed man near Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on attempted murder charges
Police arrested an armed man near the Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh just before 2 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. Authorities noted that the man, identified as 26-year-old Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California, said that he wanted to kill Kavanaugh, and had called 911 on himself. During the call, police said …
Mass shooting survivors, witnesses and family members testify at House committee hearing on gun control
The House committee on gun control heard testimony on Wednesday from witnesses and survivors of the Uvalde shooting. The hearing was held ahead of scheduled votes in the House on several pieces of gun control legislation, and included survivors of the shooting, several parents and a doctor who treated some of the children killed in …
Trisha Yearwood to receive 2022 CRB Artist Achievement Award
Trisha Yearwood will be honored with this year’s CRB Artist Career Achievement Award during the 2022 Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, set for June 30 at Virgin Hotel Nashville. The CRB Artist Career Achievement Award is ‘presented to an individual artist or act that, through their creativity, vision, performance or leadership, has significantly …
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Sam Hunt and wife Hannah Lee Fowler welcome baby girl
Sam Hunt and his wife Hannah Lee Fowler have welcomed their first child together, a baby girl named Lucy Lu. The news was announced by the country singer himself on Tuesday during his performance at the Stars for Second Harvest charity concert in Nashville. In a TikTok video from the charity concert, Hunt can be …
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