CLEVELAND (AP) - A former R&B singer has been sentenced in Cleveland to more than nine years in prison for robbing a bank. Seventy-4-year-old Lester Russaw told the judge yesterday that he was desperate for money after losing his job as a security guard.
BRINKLEY, Ark. - Is you is or is you ain't a Louie Jordan fan? The famed 1940s vocalist, band leader and saxophonist from Arkansas gave the world a "jumpin' jive" sound that influenced Ray Charles, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, James Brown and others.
Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY, TRY.B), announced today that it has signed development agreements with new and existing franchisees to open an additional 35 Arby's(R) restaurants throughout the U.S.
Woman said she was paid $100,000 for tape Law-enforcement officials plan to look into allegations that an associate of R. Kelly paid off a woman who claimed to have evidence of a sexual relationship between the R&B superstar and his then-underage goddaughter, sources say.
Chicago authorities reportedly are looking into the allegations of a woman who says R. Kelly's associate paid her $100,000 for a sex tape she made with him.Lisa Van Allen, who was a witness in the R&B singer's child pornography trial, said she and Kelly made a sex tape with Kelly's underage goddaughter.Van Allen said one of Kelly's associates paid her to return the tape after she stole it out of
Louis Jordan, the famed 1940s vocalist, band leader and saxophonist from Arkansas gave the world a "jumpin' jive" sound that influenced Ray Charles, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, James Brown and others.
B&R Stores, Inc. announced an agreement to buy a family-owned grocery store in Kearney. The Lincoln-based supermarket chain said Tuesday it plans to complete the purchase of Grand Central Apple Market in Kearney by the end of the month. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.
COURTESY PHOTO HIKERS ENJOY the view from a slope on Piper Mountain as they walk along the Old Piper Trail. The B.R.A.T.T.S. organization, responsible for maintaining hiking trails within the Belknap Mountain Range, is seeking new volunteers. For more information, call Hal Graham at 286-3506.