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Black Diamond Trail challenge kicks off despite frigid temps

The goal is to log 30 miles of hiking, biking, walking or snowshoeing during February

Hikers hit the D&L Black Diamond Trail on Saturday to kick off a Winter Challenge with the goal of logging 30 miles of hiking, biking, walking or snowshoeing during the month of February.

Rachael Stark, of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, said the challenge is a great chance for participants to keep up with their new year’s resolutions during a period when falling temperatures and short days see people spending more time indoors with less activity.

Stark pointed out that the Black Diamond Trail is especially

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Trump honors Diamond at memorial service, says he didn’t know Silk

Former President Donald Trump, speaking at a memorial service for half of the conservative duo “Diamond and Silk,” said he never really knew Silk.

Trump, 76, was among a number of Republicans who spoke at the memorial in North Carolina on Saturday for Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway, 51, who died suddenly earlier this month.

Rochelle “Silk” Richardson praised the former president for the relationship he had with her and her sister, saying Trump treated the siblings “just like the other children: Eric, Don Jr., Tiffany,” according to the Daily Mail.

Trump called Diamond one of the world’s “biggest stars,” but noted

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Diamond Hardaway of ‘Diamond and Silk’ cause of death revealed

Diamond Lynnette Hardaway, best known as one half of the duo Diamond and Silk, died on Jan. 8 of heart disease due to chronic high blood pressure. She was 51.

Hardaway, one of former President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters, was found on the kitchen floor by her sister Rochelle “Silk” Richardson after she collapsed crying out, “I can’t breathe.”

According to the AP, no autopsy was performed on Hardaway, whose official cause of death prompted widespread speculation after her sister falsely attributed her death to a plot related to anti-COVID-19 vaccination conspiracy theories during the memorial service last week.

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PBSO investigates possible murder-suicide at Olympia development in Wellington

The Olympia community in Wellington.

The Olympia community in Wellington.

WELLINGTON — Police are investigating a double shooting in the upscale Olympia development off State Road 7 and Forest Hill Boulevard that is believed to be a murder suicide. The suspect’s name is Stephen Smith, 46. The victim’s family has invoked Marsy’s Law, which prevents police from releasing her name.

Shortly after 5 pm, deputies were called to shoot in the 2100 block of Balsan Way. Upon arrival, deputies located a man and woman dead from gunshot wounds, according to a press release issued by PBSO.

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