Mar. 15, 2025
All-Star shooting contest winner Jaren Barajas, an 18-year-old college freshman from Oakley, right, poses with his father Michael after beating Damian Lillard in a three-point contest to win $100,000 at the All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in San Francisco.Photo:AP Photo/Janie McCauley
AP Photo/Janie McCauley
A college freshman is six figures richer after beating Milwaukee Bucks’Damian Lillardin a high stakes shooting contest.
Jaren Barajas, a business student at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, Calif.
Mar. 15, 2025
Megan Trussell.Photo:Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Police in Colorado are continuing to investigatethe death of college freshman Megan Trussell.
In an update on Tuesday, March 11, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Officeannouncedthat the University of Colorado Boulder student’s purse had recently been recovered.
“However, we will not be releasing additional details about the purse (location, contents, etc.) as this is still an ongoing investigation,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Mar. 15, 2025
Photo:Getty
Getty
A Pennsylvania freshman went from happily celebrating the Christmas holiday at home with her family to being in critical condition at the hospital within the span of a few days due to an untreated urinary tract infection (UTI).
Once at the hospital, doctors determined that Sullivan was in critical condition and needed treatment immediately. They also tested her to find out what exactly was causing her illness.
“We weren’t given much hope,” she said.
Mar. 15, 2025
Kit Frick, ‘Friends and Liars’ cover.Photo:Carly Gaebe/Steadfast Studio; Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Carly Gaebe/Steadfast Studio; Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Kit Frickis introducing audiences to her latest project,Friends and Liars!
The Pittsburgh author, whose previous books include the 2020 YA novelI Killed Zoe Spanosand 2024’sThe Split, is back with a thriller that delves into the friendships and betrayals of a group of former college roommates holding onto a dark secret.
Friends and Liarsarrives on Dec.
Mar. 15, 2025
Gary Jones, Joycelyn Wilson.Photo:Gary L. Jones/Facebook; Spelman College
Gary L. Jones/Facebook; Spelman College
Jocelyn Wilson, the college instructor found dead in Lake Oconee in February, allegedly took multiple photos with her cellphone while on a boat with fiancé Gary Jones, shortly before both of their phones stopped transmitting signals.
Georgia’sDepartment of Natural Resources(DNR) previously said Wilson, 49, was found dead on Feb. 9, the day after a boat was discovered circling near Wallace Dam.