Fans packed into Churchill Downs Saturday for the 150th Kentucky Derby, the longest continuously held sporting event in the country, and many said they felt the milestone made race day feel extra special this year. Some said that as they approached the track, they imagined what Churchill Dow…
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On a snowy day in January 2003, tourism officials from across Southwest Virginia converged on the Carter Fold for an organizational meeting of something called “The Crooked Road.”
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend, with an expected 10 to 30 fiery meteors visible per hour. Here’s what to know and how to see it.
Most Americans now live in states where marijuana is legally available in some form. But there’s a problem when it comes to banks: Many don’t want anything to do with cannabis money.
Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on wages. The company said Saturday that it…
The 150th Kentucky Derby has a couple early favorites in Fierceness and Sierra Leone. Beyond them, it's a wide-open race. The forecast for Churchill Downs in Louisville calls for a 20% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms at various times throughout the day. The dirt surface was upg…
A former security guard has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man during a dispute at a supermarket gas station in Memphis, Tennessee. News outlets report that 57-year-old Gregory Livingston was found guilty by a jury Friday in the August 2021 fatal shooting of 48-year-old Alvin Motley Jr., who had been visiting Memphis from Chicago when the two got into an argument at a Kroger gas station. A judge sentenced Livingston to life in prison. Motley was Black. Livingston is white. Motley’s sister has said he was an aspiring actor, entertainer and radio personality.
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A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis. A total of 24 states already have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and an additional 14 states allow it for medical use. The proposed federal change would not make marijuana legal. But cannabis supporters hope removing it from the same classification as heroin could cause policymakers to view it more favorably in a dozen states where marijuana remains generally off limits. Ballot initiatives to legalize recreational or medical marijuana are being pursued this year in several states.
Losses from scams reported by Americans over the age of 60 last year were up 11% over the year before, according to the FBI's report.
A deadly shootout in Charlotte that left five dead illustrates how smartphone-wielding bystanders don’t always run for cover when bullets start to fly. Increasingly, they look to livestream their perspective of the attack. Experts say the reaction reflects the new role that bystanders play in the age of smartphones. Saing Chhoeun was locked out of his home Monday as law enforcement with high-powered riles descended into his yard and garage. He took out his phone and started live-streaming the standoff between officials and his neighbor, a man wanted for possession of a firearm by an ex-felon and fleeing to elude. Other residents did the same.
Saving Gaza’s gravely malnourished children will be a critical focus of a new U.S.-backed sea route, though most of the territory’s Palestinians are at imminent risk of famine as the Israel-Hamas war stretches on.
Republican officials who believe in the legitimacy of elections have formed a group that's pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted. The main target audience is Republicans who run state and local elections. And the goal is having all election officials reinforce the message that elections across the country are well-run and secure. One aim is to have a structure in place to support election officials who might find themselves targeted by conspiracy theorists and harassment.
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On a snowy day in January 2003, tourism officials from across Southwest Virginia converged on the Carter Fold for an organizational meeting of something called “The Crooked Road.”
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Cameron Craig, 20, an Abingdon Fire Department firefighter, died on Oct. 19, 2023, when he was responding to a fire alarm call.
Still clad in an orange jail-issue jumpsuit, Brian Lamont Turner has taken over his own legal defense and spotted an omission that could disrupt the government's case.
A total of 82 people were arrested Sunday.
Raymond Matthew Uttaro wept as the 18 guilty verdicts were read.
Pro-Palestine protest organizers on Thursday afternoon gathered at VCU and called for university President Michael Rao’s resignation or removal on the heels of Monday’s violent showdown between police and demonstrators.
Content by Barter Theatre. Experience the powerful musical “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash” on the Gilliam Stage this spring.
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The widow of a North Carolina man shot and killed by Sullivan County deputies last spring has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee.
A city man is in custody after a shooting sent one woman to a local hospital.
A Scott County, Virginia, firefighter died over the weekend while battling a wildfire.
Mayor Levar Stoney said in an interview: "It would have been a grueling, negative race, and that is not what you want to ensure we elect a Democrat as governor."
A total of 457 acres of riverfront mountains in Russell County have been added to Clinch River State Park, which will provide new public access to the river for outdoor recreation.
BRISTOL, Va. – Only one person spoke Tuesday during a series of three public hearings related to the city’s proposed 2024-25 operating budget – a plan that will see real estate taxes remain the same and the trash rate decrease.
About a week after legislators brushed off his amendments to bills ensuring the right to contraception and requiring insurance coverage, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he’s still thinking about what do.
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