Columbus, OH

Kentucky State

Lexington, KY

Kentucky basketball landed its first commit of the 2025 recruiting class on Friday with four-star center Malachi Moreno, the No. 25 ranked overall prospect and No. 2 center. Shortly after picking the Wildcats over Arkansas, Louisville, North Carolina and others, Moreno used his spotlight to make a public recruiting pitch to five-star shooting guard Jasper Johnson. Moreno (Georgetown) and Johnson (Versailles) are both natives of the Bluegrass State.

Kentucky commit Malachi Moreno makes public recruiting pitch to Jasper Johnson: 'You know where home is'

Gainesville, FL

247Sports

Florida head coach Billy Napier on Monday night provided updates on wideouts Tank Hawkins (shoulder), Ja'Quavion Fraziars (lower-body) and Andy Jean (upper-body), cornerback Devin Moore (abscessed tonsil) and running back Montrell Johnson (knee), all of whom have been limited or out in recent practices due to various injuries. Napier said...

Napier provides updates on handful of injured players

Arkansas State

Fayetteville, AR

In the years since Sam Pittman produced a memorable nine-win season at Arkansas — good for the program's best of the decade — the Razorbacks have done nothing but take steps backward. They could not rekindle the magic the following year with seven wins and stumbled to just four victories last fall, and ahead of the 2024 season, this team fits into the SEC's lowest tier with the potential to bottom out.

Arkansas football 'going off the cliff' under Sam Pittman, Paul Finebaum says

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

North Carolina State

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Eden, NC

Town Talks

North Carolina is the 28th largest state by area but boasts the seventh-highest number of counties in the country. If you’re searching for an affordable place to call home in North Carolina, you’re in luck. This diverse and picturesque state offers a range of options that won’t break the bank.

North Carolina City Has Been Named the Cheapest Place to Live in The State

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

South Dakota State

Herbie J Pilato

Former child star Bobby Buntrock's life ended in tragedy. Best known as Harold “Sport” Baxter on the popular 1960s TV sitcom Hazel, Butrock died at only 21 years old in a car accident in 1974.

The Tragic Death of Child Star Bobby Buntrock, and How TV's 'Hazel' Shirley Booth Protected him

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Tampa, FL

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Alabama State

Los Angeles County, CA

It's been 21 years since actress/singer Nell Carter, best known for the 1980s NBC sitcom, Gimme a Break!, died of natural causes at only 54. This is her story. Nell Carter was born September 13, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama. After initially finding fame on and off-Broadway, and via a brief role in 1977 on the TV datime drama, Ryan's Hope, Carter took the lead in Ain't Misbehavin'!, a live stage revue of the works of composer Fats Waller.

The Brief Life & Tragic Death of Nell Carter ('Gimme A Break' & 'Ain't Misbehavin'): 21 Years Later

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Montana State

Wyoming State

WyoFile

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

The Kentucky Secretary of State on Friday announced 14,502 Kentuckians registered to vote in July. “Kentuckians are signing up to vote in big numbers, because they trust the integrity of our elections,” said Secretary of State Michael Adams.

Kentucky voter registrations increased by more than 14,500 in July, the most since 2022

Conference realignment ahead of the 2024 college football season further distanced the SEC and Big Ten from the rest of their Power Four counterparts, but for the teams joining those ultra-competitive leagues, the adjustment to life in their new digs could come with some significant challenges. Texas and Oklahoma have high expectations in the SEC while Oregon, USC, Washington and UCLA carry various outlooks into the Big Ten, and according to former coach Urban Meyer — who worked in both conferences during his tremendous career — Year 1 could be a challenge for all of those teams in one way or another.

Urban Meyer warns SEC, Big Ten newcomers: 'Something they've not experienced'

Tuscaloosa, AL

Alabama and star general manager Courtney Morgan have agreed to terms on a landmark new deal that will serve as a market resetter for people in the college front office and personnel space. The Crimson Tide and Morgan have agreed to a new three-year deal that's expected to pay him...

Alabama, star general manager Courtney Morgan agree to terms on landmark new contract

Georgia State

Charlotte, NC

Daily Coffee Press

Here we (could) go again.. After making a second landfall in South Carolina, Debby weakened to a tropical storm and now located close to Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade, the storm remains a threat, bringing heavy rainfall and tornado watches across North Carolina. Tragically, Debby has claimed six lives, including two in Georgia. Although Debby will soon lose its tropical characteristics, the risk of flooding and tornadoes persists as it moves into other states.

NHC Monitors Potential New Storm That Could Threaten Georgia

Louisiana State

Natrona County, WY

Houma, LA

A worker died Aug. 5 when the crane he was operating toppled at a wind farm construction site in remote Natrona County, state and local officials say. The victim, John William Hoffpauir, Jr., 55, of Houma, Louisiana, was working as a crane operator at the Cedar Springs wind energy construction site north of Casper and Glenrock under the control of Blattner Energy at the time of the accident. Hoffpauir was a Blattner Energy employee, a spokesperson for the company told WyoFile.

Worker killed in accident on wind energy construction site in Natrona County

Grove City, OH

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New Albany, OH

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Listen: Buckeye Bulletin on The Fan (Rothman & Ice) | Cardale on point with his comments about program?

Former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones had some insightful comments on the current state of the Buckeyes' football program recently. On Thursday's Rothman & Ice show...

Listen: Buckeye Bulletin on The Fan (Rothman & Ice) | Cardale on point with his comments about program?

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