Longview hotels receive brand awards Three hotels that are part of the Loop 281 Lodging Group in Longview received some of the highest honors available in their respective hotel brands in 2024. Loop 281 Lodging Group is owned by Anup Patel and his family and includes five hotels in Longview and one in Kilgore. Kayla…
Only one team looked ready to play in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, and it wasn’t the team with a 2-0 lead. After lopsided losses in Games 1 and 2, the Timberwolves got on the board with an out-of-nowhere 143-101 demolition of the Thunder. The…
Artscape is in Baltimore this weekend and emergency teams are rolling out new technology – CBS Baltimore Watch CBS News As downtown Baltimore hosts one of the city’s biggest events of the year, emergency responders are rolling out a new artificial intelligence-powered tool aimed at improving safety and response times during large-scale events. Be the…
CNN — Journalists who cover the US military say they are extremely concerned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s constraints on press access at the Pentagon. They say the newest restrictions, outlined Friday night, appear to be “a direct attack on the freedom of the press and America’s right to know what its military is doing.”…
The Match Factory has sold Oliver Laxe‘s “Sirat” to a slew of international territories following its jury prize win at Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night. The Match Factory has secured distribution for the film in the United Kingdom and Ireland (Altitude), LATAM (Cine Video y TV), BeNeLux (Cineart), Germany and Austria (Pandora Film), Switzerland…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Fire Department crews worked to put out a structure fire at a business in southwest Charlotte on Saturday. The fire broke out just after 1 p.m. in a building in the 12800 block of South Tryon Street. Smoke was observed coming from the roof of the business as firefighters responded to…
The Red Sox are calling up top prospect Marcelo Mayer after Alex Bregman was injured in Friday’s game against the Orioles, the team announced Saturday. Mayer is one of the top prospects in baseball, and Boston could use a boost with Bregman’s near future uncertain. He left Friday’s game with quad tightness and manager Alex…
Starbucks is reevaluating its reliance on automation. The company has decided to limit the deployment of the Siren Craft system to select high-volume stores, acknowledging that previous expectations of equipment compensating for reduced labor were inaccurate. By Orit Naomi, RTN staff writer – 5.23.2025 Starbucks is taking a measured step back from automation in favor…
The city of Cannes was hit by a major power outage on Saturday morning, just hours before the film festival is set to award this year’s Palme d’Or. However, a festival rep tells Variety that the closing ceremony will “proceed as planned” after the Palais des Festivals “switched to an independent power supply.” According to…
The west end of Veterans Memorial Boulevard is seeing a surge of new businesses, including Drew Brees’ latest endeavor, called Surge Entertainment Center. The northwest corner of Lafreniere Park in Metairie is also now home to a revamped Tacos del Cartel, the new Pickle N Pins and a Chuck E. Cheese, among other restaurants and retail…
