NEW YORK (AP) — Embracing a historic change, the Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls using the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts. Under the plan, Cub Scout dens — the smallest unit — will be single-gender, either all-boys or …

 (AP) — Pati Mestas was a firecracker. Candice Bowers a tough-minded mom. Hannah Ahlers her family’s sunshine. The victims of Sunday’s mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert lived their lives with passion and a love of country music. Some families took comfort knowing the victims spent their last hours dancing to their favorite songs. Others grappled with harrowing thoughts …

Federal safety regulators are investigating the death of Madison Coe, the Lubbock teen who died in Lovington early Sunday morning in a bathtub after it’s believed her plugged-in cellphone slipped into the tub and electrocuted her. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission told the News-Sun Wednesday it is investigating the incident to find out if any products played a role in …

A 14-year-old Lubbock girl died in an accident Saturday in Lovington after her cellphone slipped into the bathtub she was bathing in, electrocuted her and drowned. Madison Coe is the daughter of Lovington Firefighter Logan Coe and step-daughter of Felisha Owen. Carl Christensen, Lovington EMS coordinator, and his wife Crystal started a gofundme account to help the Coe family with …