Bill Godsil was arrested by the Surprise Police Department at Mesa Dobson High School and accused of luring a minor for sexual exploitation.

The lives of James Hanover Thompson and David "Fuzzy" Simpson were forever changed, destroying their childhood innocence.

The RaMell Ross directorial film ‘Nickel Boys’ is a profound dive into the lives of two young men and their friendship forged in the most troubling fires. Set in the ’60s, during the Jim Crow era, the ...

Much has been made of the film's first-person POV. But let's not overlook the dazzling, emotional and now Oscar-nominated ...

Wartburg College's Opera Workshop and Wartburg Players will perform 'A Little Night Music' by Stephen Sondheim on Friday and ...

In our first episode back after the Oscar nominations, we chat with 'Nickel Boys' filmmaker RaMell Ross and costume designer ...

Mark M. Pentilla, a substitute teacher in South Florida, faces charges for possessing child sexual abuse material after a sheriff's investigation.

In the eight offseasons since Derek Falvey took the helm in Minnesota, the Twins have averaged three major-league signings or trades after Feb. 1. All signs point to a similar late charge in 2025, but ...

RaMell Ross is the director of the movie. Whitehead’s book is inspired by the real-life abuse that took place at the Dozier School for Boys, a juvenile reform school in Marianna. Last year ...

Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys” describes the story of Elwood Curtis’ time in a juvenile reformatory school in the 1960s. Although Nickel was not a real school, it was based on a the Dozier School for ...

Horrifically, the Nickel Academy is based on the real-life Dozier School for Boys, a now-closed Florida reform school responsible for abusing hundreds of children throughout its lengthy history.

a reform school in Florida modeled on the Dozier School for Boys, which severely abused its young charges, most of whom were boys of color. One of the striking aspects of “Nickel Boys” is the ...