This "Back to School" story was told Sept. 9 as part of Tell It Like It Is: Iowa Storytellers Project, a project funded by the Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation in partnership with the Des Moines Register ...

A yearslong investigation by the State Police Special Investigations Unit into alleged financial improprieties by leaders of the Troopers PBA is nearing an end State Trooper Thomas Mungeer had been ...

The upcoming Harry Potter TV series is currently filming in the UK, with production expected to continue until next spring. Now, thanks to Wizarding World Direct (via SFFGazette.com), we have a few ...

The first season of HBO’s Harry Potter TV show is currently in production, which means several notable Wizarding World roles have been cast — including the leading trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

Sorry, Harry Potter fans, but Matt Smith won’t be playing Voldemort in HBO‘s upcoming reboot. Why isn’t Matt Smith playing Voldemort in HBO’s Harry Potter ...

Over the past few weeks, we've been getting a ton of casting news regarding HBO, showrunner/EP Francesca Gardiner, and director/EP Mark Mylod's upcoming Dominic McLaughlin (Harry Potter), Arabella ...

Harry O. “Bud” Smith II, 80, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Boone, Iowa, on July 22, 2025, after a brief but courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Just four weeks before his ...

Fans who grew up watching Ananda Lewis on MTV and BET are still mourning her untimely passing at age 52. But her loss is felt even more deeply by the family she left behind, including her son Langston ...

It’s been nearly a month since Ananda Lewis, the celebrated media personality, model, and advocate, passed away after a years-long battle with breast cancer. Upon her passing, moving tributes from ...

It is with deep sorrow that the family announces the passing of Bob Smith. Bob was born to Catherine & Harry Smith in Chewsville, MD. Bob was the youngest of 4 children; Richard (deceased), James ...

Ananda Lewis had one dying wish before her heartbreaking passing. Lakshmi Emory, Lewis’ sister, said that the former MTV video jockey hoped to live long enough to make it to her 14-year-old son ...

Ananda Lewis was one of MTV’s best personalities in the late 1990s. After pursuing her own hosting career in the 2000s, she became an advocate for women’s health when she was diagnosed with breast ...