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Chesney’s Beard – Wednesday Morning Briefs

Here’s The Things You’ll Want To See Hear and Know Today

The Big Picture

More than 20 months after it ran aground and capsized off the coast of Italy, the Costa Concordia cruise ship was finally pulled upright yesterday.  There’s time-lapse video of the 19-hour salvage, so you can see it happen in 60 seconds.

Showbizzy Newz

Tired of reading about anything that’s Miley Cyrus?  Miley Twerking, Miley’s tongue wagging, Miley swinging nude from wrecking ball…  Now you can have all mentions of Miley Cyrus removed from your internet browser if you use Google Chrome, with this app

Anywhere the words Miley Cyrus appears, you will see ########  instead.  And, for good measure, they added the Kardashians to the list of deleted words, by popular request.

Q Country Closeup

TRACE ADKINS and DANICA PATRICK are cohosting this year’s “American Country Awards”, which is going down December 10th on Fox.  Trace cohosted with KRISTIN CHENOWITH the last two years.  (Full Story)

 

SCOTTY MCCREERY fell on his bony backside during his show last Saturday in Spencer, Iowa.  After the show he Tweeted, “I had the most epic fall tonight on stage!  It was like I was on ice.  Please someone have a video.”  Fortunately, someone did . . . so he posted it on Instagram, “Come see @ScottyMcCreery on ice!  Coming to a city near you!”

 

Remember when BRAD PAISLEY helped build water purification stations in Haiti?  Well, he’s back there shooting a movie inspired by his song “I Can’t Change The World”.  Back on Friday he Tweeted, “We began filming last week on location in Haiti on the film project to accompany the latest song.”  There’s no word on a release date.

KENNY CHESNEY grew a beard . . . and showed it off during a guest performance at GRACE POTTER’Sshow on Saturday.  He Tweeted a pic and wrote, “@Grace Potter’s festival in Burlington, Vermont.”

The OAK RIDGE BOYS announced the dates of their Christmas Time’s-A-Coming tour.  It kicks off November 5th in Branson, Missouri and wraps December 22nd in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  You can get details at OakRidgeBoys.com.

 

 

The Backside of the News

Three burglars in Florida broke into a house on Friday, and loaded a bunch of stuff into a U-Haul truck.  But apparently the truck was too small to fit everything they wanted.  So they came back for a second load . . . and were arrested.

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A 54-year-old woman in South Carolina and her 64-year-old boyfriend broke up earlier this year . . . but they’re still roommates.  And on Monday night, that idea got worse when the guy wouldn’t stop blasting THE EAGLES . . . and the woman pulled a KNIFE on him.  She cut him on the hands and arms, and was arrested for aggravated domestic violence.

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Randoms

GRUMPY CAT ENDORSEMENT DEAL LANDED WITH FRISKIES _ Grumpy Cat has landed an endorsement deal with Friskies. The cat whose real name is Tardar Sauce is famous thanks to endless memes about a grumpy cat who only gives “no” for an answer.

Headlines

2 days ago in Sports

Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza. Owner Steve Cohen says ‘fans deserve better’

From the front office to the field, just about everything has gone wrong for the New York Mets over the past year. And on Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza took the fall.

2 days ago in National

Utah restricts fireworks, declares state of emergency as largest US wildfire grows

Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire mushroomed in size.

3 days ago in Community, Crime, Local, Regional

State Sen. Webb issues statement on recent threat and arrest

On June 23, State Police arrested 49-year-old James Crosby and charged him with making a terroristic threat following a Facebook comment targeting Webb in which he said, “I’d be proud to hang her from a tree” on a Juneteenth-related post.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Serena Williams draws 20-year-old Maya Joint in first Wimbledon singles match in 4 years

Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.

3 days ago in Community, Local

No injuries in Preble trailer fire

The Cortland County Sheriff's Office says a cause of Friday's fire at a Preble trailer park is unknown.

3 days ago in Crime, Local, Regional

Authorities identify victims in fatal Endwell motel fire

During a press conference, The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Captain Lucas Anthony shared the identities of the victims of those killed in the blaze at the Knights Inn in Endwell.