Cole Sprouse Shares Photo of Late Costar Luke Perry While Celebrating 100 Episodes of 'Riverdale'

Photo: Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic; Michael Kovac/GettyCole Sprouseis looking back on all six seasons ofRiverdalein honor of the CW show’s100th episodeTuesday night.Sprouse, 29, shared a series of behind-the-scenes photos from theRiverdaleset on his Instagram Story Tuesday, including one of late costarLuke Perry, whodied at age 52 in 2019after suffering a stroke.In the photo, Perry is singing into a microphone, wearing a T-shirt and jeans.“In celebration of our 100th episode, here are some BTS shots I’ve taken across 6 seasons,” Sprouse, who stars as Jughead, wrote on his Story before posting the pictures....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1449 words · Andrew Rodriguez

Colin Kaepernick Says He Knows His Adoptive Parents 'Loved' Him, but Struggled to Embrace His Blackness

While promoting his new graphic novel, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick talked about his struggles growing up withhis adoptive parents, who are White.During an interview withCBS News, Kaepernick, who is biracial and identifies as Black, said he sometimes experienced pushback fromhis adoptive parents Rick and Teresa Kaepernick.“I know my parents loved me, but there were still very problematic things that I went through,” the 35-year-old told CBS News. Kaepernick mentioned a time when he wanted to get cornrows, and his mom pushed back, calling the hairstyle “unprofessional” and that he would look like “a little thug....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 912 words · Daniel Lopez

College Bowling Coach Caught Cheating on Wife, the Team’s Head Coach, with a Player: 'Kind of a No-No'

Steve Lemke.Photo:Stephen F. Austin State University Stephen F. Austin State University An assistant college bowling coach’s extramarital relationship with a player led to a split from his wife — who is the team’s head coach — and his own resignation from the school. SFA athletic director Ryan Ivey toldThe Nacogdoches Daily Sentinelon Tuesday the former coach broke the university’s ethics policy and said Lemke is “not working here anymore.” Ivey said the school began investigating the coach’s affair “as soon as we found out....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Harold Martinez

College Student Who Thought She Had a Ghost in Her Home Allegedly Finds Man Holed Up in Closet

Photo: Guilford County Jail Something mysterious was happening in the off-campus apartment of Maddie, a junior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Handprints began appearing on her bathroom walls. Items of her clothing went missing without explanation. Maddie was flummoxed, and began to believe there was a ghost. But according to Maddie, the truth, which emerged last Saturday, was even stranger. Police allege “Drew” is 30-year-old Andrew Clyde Swofford, who now faces multiple charges, according to a spokesman for the Greensboro Police Department, who confirms to PEOPLE Maddie’s allegations....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Brandy Rowe

College Student, 20, Dies After Plunging 100 Feet Off Arkansas Cliff: She's No. '1 in Our Hearts'

Photo: Briar Cliff University A 20-year-old college student died on Saturday after falling about 100 feet off a cliff at Arkansas’ Ozark National Forest during a class activity, PEOPLE confirms. Andrea Norton, a junior at Iowa’s Briar Cliff University, was visiting the forest with classmates when she fell around 9:30 a.m., according to theNewton County Sheriff’s Office. More than 60 emergency personnel responded to the scene and worked to recover Norton’s body, authorities said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Christopher Smith

Colo. Husband Accused of Killing Missing Wife, 2 Daughters After Pleading for Their Safe Return

Chris and Shanann Watts.Photo: Shanann Watts/Facebook The husband ofa pregnant Colorado woman and their two daughterswho have been missing since Monday was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the case, PEOPLE confirms. Shanann Watts, 34, who was 15 weeks pregnant, and her children Celeste, 3, and Bella, 4, went missing on Monday from their Colorado home. On Wednesday night, the Frederick Police Department, working with the FBI and Colorado Bureau of Investigation, arrested Chris Watts, who had given multiple media interviews pleading for their safe return....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Cynthia Walker

Colorado School District Closes Due to 'Extremely Contagious' Virus Spreading at 'Unprecedented' Rate

Photo: McKenzie Lange/Grand Junction Sentinel via AP Over 40 schools in Colorado have been closed this week to try and prevent the spread of an as-of-yet unidentified virus, which school officials have labeled as “extremely contagious.” Colorado’s Mesa County Valley School District 51 — which is the14th largest in the state, serving over 22,000 students — announced the closure on Wednesday, noting that all schools will remain closed until after Thanksgiving Break....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Matthew Luna

Community Raises Funds for 48-Year-Old Woman With Masters Degree Who's Been Homeless Since 2017

Romana Peet has had a difficult past few years and is looking for a little help to get back on her feet. The 48-year-old from California, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, has been homeless since December 2017 when the house she rented went up in flames in theThomas Fire, according to aGoFundMecampaign she started Peet said her boyfriend, Dan, unexpectedly died a few months later....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Deborah Freeman

Conor Kennedy Steps Out with Model Girlfriend Ava Dash as Source Says Romance Sparked Last Year

From left: Ava Dash and Conor Kennedy.Photo: David Benthal, BFA Ava DashandConor Kennedymade their first public outing as a couple on Friday, appearing at an LGBTQ fundraiser in the Hamptons. Dash, a 21-year-old model and popular Instagram influencer, andRobert F. Kennedy’s grandson, 26, have been dating for months, a source tells PEOPLE. The insider says the couple met in 2019 through mutual friends, but they “never really bonded until they both stayed at a friend’s house in the Hamptons for Conor’s birthday weekend last August....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Stefanie Perry

Corbin Bleu on Honoring Black Broadway Legends with PBS Concert Special: 'It's a Community'

Photo: Nouveau Productions/PBS Corbin Bleuis joining forces with some Broadway powerhouses for a new PBS concert special. “It was an easy ‘yes,'” he said of joining the special. “What a wonderful opportunity to be able to stand on stage with all of these incredible Black performers, celebrating all of these iconic moments in the history of musical theater for Black culture. I’m proud of it. It was an amazing experience that I’ll never forget....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Lisa Alexander

Could Bethenny Frankel Lose Custody Because Her Boyfriend Overdosed? Experts Weigh In

Jason Hoppy, Bethenny Frankel and Dennis Shields.Photo: Raymond Hall/FilmMagic; Robert Kamau/GC Images; Alessio Botticelli/GC Images Amid their protracted custody battle,Bethenny Frankel‘s ex-husband Jason Hoppy hasexpressed concernabout the reported cause of death of theReal Housewives of New York Citystar’son-off boyfriend Dennis Shields— but will it influence the judge’s decision? At a previously scheduled hearing on Thursday, Hoppy’s attorney Robert Wallack referenced reports that the New York banker — who wasfound deadin his Trump Tower apartment last week at the age of 51 — died of an apparent overdose....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Frederick Smith MD

Couple Carrying Each Other’s Baby Thanks to Reciprocal IVF Give Birth Days Apart: ‘We Got Very Fortunate’

Cassandre and Faith Rich’s daughters, Audrey Jane and Marley Joe.Photo:Courtesy of the Rich Family Courtesy of the Rich Family Coordinating a miracle birth takes a little planning and a whole lot of luck — just ask Florida couple Cassandre and Faith Rich, who wanted to carry each other’s biological child and have the babies delivered within a few days of each other. The Jacksonville couple’s doctor at the Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine advised them to downgrade their expectations....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1121 words · Nicole Hoffman

Courteney Cox Reflects on 'Thousands of Moments' with Her 'Kind' On-Screen Love Matthew Perry

In an Instagram tribute on Tuesday, Cox — who played Monica Geller and wed Perry’sChandler BingonFriends— reflected on the loss of Perry, who died at age 54 after anapparent drowningat his home in L.A. on Oct. 28. “I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” she wrote alongsidea clip from the hit NBC comedy. “When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share,” she added....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 719 words · Joseph Luna