The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — When Gary Lee Bloore came into the world in 1946 in a small town near Maquoketa, his mother ...

If you’ve seen posts claiming a celestial "smiley face” will light up the night sky over Christmas, don’t get your hopes up — it’s not actually happening. Viral photos circulating on social media, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - One of the most famous fans of sports in Iowa has passed away. Gary “Smiley” Bloore died on December 22, 2025, following a battle with dementia, according to a Facebook ...

Walmart installed a 16-foot sculpture of the company's smiley face, known as Sparky, on the roof of the Sparky Building via a crane at the Walmart Home Office in Bentonville on Saturday morning. The ...

On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon University computer science research assistant professor Scott Fahlman posted a message to the university’s bulletin board software that would later come to ...

Smiley faces continued to pop up around the victim's apartment complex following the murder, before a Dexter-fan neighbor confessed, was detained, recanted, was released, and eventually arrested. A ...

The mayor of Providence’s pick to be the city’s new recreation director faced an accusation three years ago from the previous mayor’s administration of doing other work while on the taxpayer-funded ...

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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Nearly two weeks ago, Roanoke lost a beloved local musician and handyman. John Smiley, known as the ‘Urban Hobo’, died on Father’s Day at the age of 82. For years, people walking ...

A crescent moon will appear alongside the bright stars Castor and Pollox to form a lopsided grin in the night sky on May 29. Skywatchers in the U.S. will find the cosmic smile hanging above the ...