Canandaigua, NY

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — In both Super DIRTcar Series stops in 2024 at Land of Legends Raceway, no one has been better than Mat Williamson. The St. Catharines, Ont. driver grabbed the lead from Alex Yankowski on lap 35 and never looked back, winning Tuesday’s SummerFAST opener and sweeping both series features at the track this season.

Williamson Wins SummerFAST Opener at Land of Legends

The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints powered by Super Gen Products kick off the Dandy Triple Play this weekend at Outlaw Speedway Friday and Woodhull Raceway Saturday. Friday’s race at Outlaw Speedway was initially scheduled for June 21 but was postponed due to rain. It is the seventh time CRSA has made the trip to the track just north of the famed Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Int’l. Last year, current series points leader Tomy Moreau won his second career race.

CRSA Begins Dandy Triple Play At Outlaw

Kannapolis, NC

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Haas Factory Team has hired Aaron Kramer to be the crew chief for driver Cole Custer and the No. 41 NASCAR Cup Series team in 2025. Kramer will come to Haas Factory Team at the conclusion of the 2024 season from RFK Racing, with whom Haas Factory Team will have a technical alliance. The 35-year-old from Wellsville, New York, is currently the lead race engineer for Cup Series driver Chris Buescher and the No. 17 team.

Aaron Kramer To Crew Chief For Cole Custer In 2025

Madison, IL

MADISON, Ill. — David Malukas, who earlier this week announced he had signed a multi-year contract with A.J. Foyt Racing beginning in 2025, still has some unfinished business to do with Meyer Shank Racing. The 23-year-old driver from Chicago was the fastest driver in Friday morning’s opening practice at...

Malukas Leads Opening WWT Raceway Practice

MADISON, Ill. — Two of the top contenders for the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series have been assessed grid-spot penalties, including points leader Alex Palou and six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon. Also, Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer-Shank Racing and the No. 51 entry at Dale Coyne Racing were two of...

Alex Palou & Scott Dixon Assessed Grid Penalties

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

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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

Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

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

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

Hawkins County, TN

Mooresburg, TN

MOORESBURG, Tenn. — Legendary dirt late model racer Scott Bloomquist died in a plane crash Friday morning near his home in this Tennessee community. According to a release from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, a small plane flown by Bloomquist crashed into a barn. Other published reports indicated that the plane was his vintage aircraft and that the plane went down on the Bloomquist family farm.

Scott Bloomquist Dies In Plane Crash

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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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

Georgia State

Charlotte, NC

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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

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

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Natrona County, WY

Houma, LA

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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

Knoxville, TN

The 21st annual World of Outlaws Knoxville Nationals ended and the “King,” Steve Kinser, made it two in a row with a scintillating victory that came before the largest crowd in the program’s history. The large throng provided Kinser with a first-place payoff of $7,000 from a...

Glory Days: Kinser Tops 1981 Knoxville Nationals

Barre, VT

BARRE, Vt. — The Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers got the show started Thursday at Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl with Brendan Moodie getting the victory. The extra-distance affair began as front-row starters Cameron Ouellette and Moodie battled hard in the opening circuits, Moodie taking the early lead.

Moodie Is Thunder Road Flying Tiger King

MADISON, Ill. — For the 11th time, USAC Silver Crown National Championship racing will take a trip to the biggest, boldest and fastest circuit on the USAC Silver Crown trail on Friday. Nineteen drivers and cars are entered for the Ranken Technical College Silver Crown Showdown at World Wide...

Silver Crown Field Set For Speedy WWTR Return

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

California State

Tulare, CA

TULARE, Calif. — At age 32, Kyle Larson has somewhat grown out of his “Yung Money” phase. However, for at least for one month of the year, he should undoubtedly be called “Mr. August.”. The hottest sprint car driver in the world did what he does...

‘Mr. August’ Does It Again At Tulare

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Numbers: Winning Streaks & Record Breakers

This week’s top statistics from the motorsports industry. 30 — Kyle Busch has finished 30th or worse in the four of the last seven NASCAR Cup...

Numbers: Winning Streaks & Record Breakers

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