Travels

In 1992, around 7 p.m. on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, at least 40 people packed the Drake Diner in Des Moines. A line trailed out the front door into the cool, drizzly night. A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt rushed passed the crowd and grabbed the manager, Cara McGrane, 25, by the neck. The man shot her point-blank. She died instantly. Today, Nov. 29, 2022, marks the 30th anniversary of the Drake Diner murders, a shooting resulting in the deaths of McGrane and another manager, Tim Burnett, 28. Burnett, who had come into Drake Diner on his day off to set up a Christmas tree, ran to help McGrane. The man shot Burnett, and he too died instantly. The man grabbed less than $500 from the cash register and fled the Diner as others ducked for cover. In the weeks after murders, Bill Moulder, then the Des Moines police chief, and Bill McCarthy, assistant chief and head of investigations, led a search for the killer. A few days after the murders, a 17-year-old named Joseph "Jo-Jo" W...

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DAYTONA BEACH — The Boardwalk has a yawning 875-square-foot crater. Wooden decking on the eastern end of the pier that reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean looks like randomly scattered toothpicks. Oceanfront homes and their dunes in Wilbur-by-the-Sea look like they've been shredded by some freakish combination of a tornado, tsunami, earthquake and hurricane. Shocking photos and videos of what Tropical Storm Nicole did to Volusia County's coastline this month spread across the United States and even into other countries as quickly as people could post them on social media and news outlets could publish them on their websites and set up for live shots. The ferocious waves and wind that created the destruction stopped pounding the shoreline two weeks ago. But are the images of charming waterfront homes teetering on the edges of sandy cliffs and hotel decks getting sucked out into the ocean still runnin...

When it opened in 1971, the famed Teeth of the Dog golf course at Casa de Campo became the highest rated golf course in all of the Caribbean and Mexico - and more than fifty years later, despite dozens of new courses and stiff competition, it still is. Golf Magazine's industry leading Top 100 You Can Play list ranks Teeth of the Dog at the top of the tropics and seventh best overall for North America – ahead of such famous names as Bandon Dunes, TPC Sawgrass, Whistling Straits, Streamsong and Shadow Creek. Leading international ratings website Top 100 Golf Courses also has it at Number One in the Caribbean - out of 50 regional competitors. You cannot play golf closer to the ocean anywhere - and nearly half the holes are like this! Casa de Campo Resort & Villas If Teeth of the Dog was the only great course at the resort it would still be a pilgrimage spot for golfers, but it's not. The late, great Pete Dye, the most awarded architect in golf history, de...

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WEST FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Police surrounded a vacant hotel Thursday night in West Fargo. Squad cars blocked the entrances to the permanently closed Howard Johnson Inn on Main Ave. E. for about an hour. That's right next door to McDonald's. Authorities say they were called to the hotel around 6 p.m. This, after someone reported lights on inside the empty building. They say they walked through the building with a K9 unit, since they have had squatting activity in the past. However, authorities say they could not find any evidence that anyone had been inside the building. They cleared the scene around 7 p.m. Copyright 2022 KVLY. All rights reserved. Police surround vacant hotel in West Fargo - KVLY

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LAS VEGAS , Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Rock Resorts, Inc. ("Red Rock Resorts," "we" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RRR) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a special dividend of $1.00 per Class A common share. The special dividend will be payable on December 9, 2022 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 30 , 2022.  Prior to the payment of such dividend, Station Holdco LLC ("Station Holdco") will make a cash distribution to all unit holders of record, including the Company, of $1.00 per unit for a total distribution of approximately $108.1 million , approximately $62.1 million of which is expected to be distributed to the Company and approximately $46.0 million of which is expected to be distributed to the other unit holders of record of Station Holdco.  Company Information and Forward Looking Statements Red Rock Resorts is...

Walmart If you're planning holiday travels with young children, this Walmart Cyber Monday deal is not to be missed -- you can get an adorable two-piece Squishmallows luggage set for just $38. The set includes 18-inch luggage with an easy-carry retractable handle and zippered storage compartment, plus a 10-inch plush backpack with adjustable shoulder straps. You can choose between four different characters and luggage designs: Cameron Cat, Fifi Fox (shown), Lola Unicorn and Winston Owl.  Squishmallows luggage and backpack set, $38 Walmart Deals for Days: Best Walmart Cyber Monday deals Here are all the top Cyber Monday deals available at Walmart today. Apple TV HD (32 GB): $59 Apple Store via Amaz...