The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. University of Texas freshman Haruka Weiser was found dead last Tuesday in a creek near campus. Police have arrested Meechaiel Criner, a 17-year-old homeless male, who was seen following Weiser […]
Briefs
A look at the most important news of the week.
Ten things to know for the week: April 4
The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. Tonight, top-seeded North Carolina played against the Villanova Wildcats in the national championship. The intensely close game ended with the Wildcats scoring a three-pointer as the buzzer rang, […]
Ten things to know for the week: March 28
The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. An unidentified suspect was shot today by police as he pulled out a gun at a U.S. Capitol checkpoint. One female bystander was injured, and both the shooter […]
Ten things to know for the week: March 21
The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1.Protests in Brazil over a variety of issues including charges of corruption against President Dilma Rousseff, and charges of corruption against many other government figures. These protests are […]
Ten things to know for the week: March 14
The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. Five arrests were made and two police officers were injured at University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion Friday night as frontrunner Donald Trump postponed his scheduled rally. […]
Ten things to know for the week: March 7
The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. Last Tuesday was Super Tuesday, where 11 states and territories held their primary elections. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump swept the majority of the states, and thus […]
Ten things to know for the week: February 29
The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. Over the last week, ISIS began a push deeper into Africa, in some places doubling ranks. US intelligence agencies warn of an increasing threat to countries that […]
Ten things to know for the week: February 22
The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week. 1. In the races for the Republican and Democratic nominations this week in South Carolina and Nevada respectively, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton carried the states, each with […]
Ten things to know for the week: February 15
The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week.
Ten things to know for the week: February 1
1. Today is the first day of the presidential primary season; the results of the Iowa caucus, the first event, will be out at approximately 10 p.m. Before the formal results, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were polling at the top of the Republican and Democratic polls in Iowa. 2. […]
