Dick Vitale, iconic basketball broadcaster, diagnosed with cancer for fifth time Tony Paul The Detroit News Apr 13, 2026 Apr 13, 2026 0 Dick Vitale broadcasts during the second half of a game between Vanderbilt and Tennessee at Memorial Gym on Feb. 21 in Nashville, Tenn. Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tony Paul The Detroit News Dick Vitale is preparing for another battle with cancer.kAm':E2=6[ E96 =686?52CJ DA@CED 3C@2542DE6C 2?5 2 7@C>6C 9625 4@249 2E E96 E96?\&?:G6CD:EJ @7 s6EC@:E 2?5 E96 s6EC@:E !:DE@?D[ 2??@F?465 |@?52J 96 92D 366? 5:28?@D65 H:E9 42?46C 7@C 2 7:7E9 E:>6] w6 D2:5 96VD Q7@FC\7@C\7@FCQ :? 362E:?8 42?46C[ 2?5 96VD C625J E@ >2<6 :E Q7:G6\7@C\7:G6]Qk^AmkAmQ%96 36DE ?6HD x 42? 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Franklin County residents push back on proposed tax increases, zoning changes One speaker called the proposed tax hikes "totally stupid," while another argued that tax revenue helps invest in county services.
Franklin County leaned overwhelmingly against redistricting as vote passed statewide Virginia's redistricting referendum was approved by a narrow margin on Tuesday with 51.45% of the commonwealth's voters in favor of the rare m…
Products at 3 Rocky Mount vape shops seized for possibly illegal THC amounts Rocky Mount police executed search warrants at three vape shops on Thursday for potentially selling products exceeding legal THC limits.
Rocky Mount keeps tax rates level, but service rates will increase Rocky Mount is not increasing taxes next year, but rates for water, wastewater and solid waste collection are going up.
Franklin County man sentenced in fatal Henry County crash A Franklin County man was sentenced to three active years in prison in connection with a 2024 crash that killed a Martinsville man and serious…
