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High school runner who hit opponent in head with baton faces assault and battery charge

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a now-viral video showed her hitting a competitor's head with her baton during a relay event.Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, was... Read More.

In brief: Owen Wilson, Alan Ritchson to star in action drama Runner and more

Monday, February 10 by ABC News

Owen Wilson and Alan Ritchson are joining forces in the upcoming action drama film Runner. Deadline first reported the news Friday. Scott Waugh will direct the movie from writers Tommy White and Miles Hubley. The film follows Hank, played by Ritchson, a high-end... Read More.

State Police ask for information regarding stolen four-wheeler

Wednesday, June 7 by Louise Bennett

COOPER TWP. – State Police are asking you if you have any information regarding a stolen four-wheeler in Cooper Township.According to Clearfield State Police, a teal 160 Suzuki Quad Runner with a black carry rack on the front and rear was stolen from a... Read More.

Ultra-marathon runner disqualified after allegedly cheating by using car in race

Wednesday, April 19 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- A record-setting ultra-marathon runner has been disqualified from her most recent race following allegations that she cheated by using a car for part of it.Scottish ultra-marathon runner Joasia Zakrzewski placed third in the GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race that took place... Read More.

Elite runner Kara Goucher comes out about sexual assault allegations against former coach in new memoir

Tuesday, March 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kara Goucher, one of the fastest female long-distance runners in American history, describes a "secret world" of professional running in her new memoir."Running is life-changing," Goucher told Good Morning America. "It's given me so much freedom and strength and power."In her... Read More.

Ridley Scott producing ‘Blade Runner’ series for Amazon

Thursday, September 15 by ABC News

ABC Audio has confirmed that Ridley Scott, Oscar-winning filmmaker and the director of 1982's Blade Runner, is bringing a sequel series to Amazon Prime.Blade Runner 2099 will be a follow-up to Denis Villenueve's acclaimed 2017 film Blade Runner 2049, which Scott produced and which... Read More.

Douglas Trumbull, effects wizard behind ‘2001’, ‘Blade Runner’, and more, dead at 79

Wednesday, February 9 by ABC News

Douglas Trumbull, a groundbreaking visual effects artist who left his mark on cinema history thanks to his pioneering work on classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, died Monday evening.On Facebook, his daughter Amy noted Trumbull's passing at 79 after "a major... Read More.

Visually impaired runner completes marathon with the help of guides, friends

Friday, October 8 by ABC News

(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- Laura Sosalla, of St. Paul, Minnesota, was declared legally blind earlier this year due to long-term effects after a battle with COVID-19 last November.Sosalla was determined and said she wanted to prove to herself that she wouldn't let the impairment... Read More.

Days after avid runner mysteriously vanishes in California, police ‘scaling down’ search

Thursday, July 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Days after an avid long-distance runner mysteriously vanished in Northern California, police are "further scaling down operations" to find him, they announced Wednesday evening.Philip Kreycik, 37, drove to the Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park at about 11 a.m. Saturday, parking at the... Read More.

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