Stories from Thursday, November 25, 2021

With the holidays quickly approaching, you have probably begun thinking about fulfilling those holiday shopping lists and the importance of shopping local when it comes to retail. By choosing to spend your dollars locally, you are not just supporting a local business. You are supporting local community members that give generously throughout the year to various causes and organizations...

Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday. The jury reached its decision after more than 10 hours of deliberations following a trial in which prosecutors argued that the defendants provoked a confrontation with Arbery and defense attorneys said their clients were acting in self-defense...

Today is Thursday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2021. There are 36 days left in the year. Today is Thanksgiving. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 25, 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Ronald Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese revealed that profits from secret arms sales to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels...

Yesterday, about six months after artist John Hunn began drawing his History of Medicine Mural in his St. Louis studio, the 72-foot-long mural was revealed at Southeast Hospital; hundreds of people turned out to celebrate the artist's talent and to remember the man who financed that talent -- John H. Wiseman...