US academics use radar to help seek missing in split Cyprus
U.S. academics who help locate Holocaust mass graves and execution sites in Eastern Europe have used high-tech, ground-penetrating radar to identify potential burial sites of people who disappeared amid war and interethnic strife in Cyprus decades ago.
Former MLB pitcher with Alzheimer’s found safe near Astrodome area, police say
HOUSTON – A former Major League Baseball pitcher with Alzheimer’s has been found safe Thursday afternoon near the Astrodome area, police confirmed. Roric Harrison, 74, went missing on Wednesday off Main Street in the Texas Medical Center. Police said he was found by a good Samaritan and is safely back home with his family. Police said Harrison was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for five years back in the 1970s. Harrison, who was signed to the Houston Astros at a point in his career, was the last American League pitcher to hit a home run in an American League game before they introduced the designated hitter.
76-year-old woman with underlying health issues missing last seen in Spring
Harris County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 76-year-old woman. Joann Jones was last seen Saturday at 5 a.m. in the 16700 block of Mandeville Court in Spring. She suffers from dementia and needs her medication. She is driving a silver 2017 Nissan Rogue with Texas license plate MXH8830. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Missing Person’s Division at 713-755-7427.