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Five bus drivers for Owensboro Public Schools volunteered for a “secret mission,” thinking only that they’d be providing transport for those displaced by the tornado to Barkley Lake State Park. Instead, they joined the University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari, Gov. Andy Beshear, and others in delivering shoes donated by Samaritan’s Feet to affected families. According to OPS Public Information Officer Jare Revlett, Hey Dude Shoes when the district received a call Thursday, five bus drivers immediately volunteered for the task. “We have had so many of our staff members ask about different ways they can help and this was a unique opportunity for our transportation staff to get involved with the recovery efforts,” Revlett said. “We had more volunteers than we even nee...

By BERENICE BAUTISTA, Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Vicente Fernández, an iconic and beloved singer of regional Mexican music who was awarded three Grammys and nine Latin Grammys and inspired a new generation of performers, including his son Alejandro Fernández, died on Sunday. He was 81. Fernández was known for hits such as “El Rey,” and “Lástima que seas ajena,” his command of the ranchera genre and his dark and elegant mariachi suits Hey Dudes with their matching wide-brimmed sombreros. His music attracted fans far beyond Mexico’s borders. Songs like “Volver, Volver” and “Como Mexico no hay dos” were extremely popular among Mexican immigrant communities in the U.S. because of how they expressed the longing for the homeland. “It was an honor and ...

By MARCELA ISAZA, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — He started off wanting to be a star soccer player, but instead Rauw Alejandro has become a breakout Latin music sensation. His birth name is Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, but growing up in Puerto Rico his friends and family used to call him Raulito, which eventually became Rauw for short. Alejandro has been on the rise for the past few years, but 2021 catapulted him into another level of success. He has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021, alongside Damson Idris,Simu Liu,Rachel Zegler,Adrienne Warren and more. “I think so far in my career, this year has been my best, Hoka Shoes  and I hope the next one, surpasses this one,” he said from his suite in Las Vegas in Nov...