North Carolina State

North Wilkesboro, NC

Columbus, OH

Charlotte, NC

Indianapolis, IN

UPDATE 2: Larson completed the Indianapolis 500 Sunday afternoon and finished 18th. He is now returning to North Carolina to get to Charlotte Motor Speedway and complete the Coca-Cola 600. UPDATE: Hendrick Motorsports confirms that Kyle Larson will stay in Indianapolis to start the 500. ORIGINAL POST: With the start...

Kyle Larson expected to stay in Indianapolis to compete in Indy 500 UPDATES

To mark FOX Sports’ final broadcast of the Coca-Cola 600 today at Charlotte Motor Speedway, longtime FOX NASCAR broadcasters Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds will give the command to start engines with 24 original FOX NASCAR team members. Joy and McReynolds are original members of the 2001 FOX NASCAR...

FOX NASCAR’s Joy and McReynolds to give command to start engines for Coke 600 with 24 original FOX NASCAR team members

Pre-race inspection is complete for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motors Speedway. #45-Tyler Reddick’s team made unapproved adjustments after inspection. They will have to drop to the rear for the race, do a pass through penalty at the start, begin the race on scuff tires, lose pit selection and have the car chief ejected.

Charlotte pre-race inspection complete; Reddick and Yeley penalized

How does Trackhouse handle this logjam? [Of having four drivers under contract and only two charters]. Chastain is under a multi-year contract and producing quality results; he’s not going anywhere. Neither, likely, is Suárez, who is finalizing an extension, according to sources briefed on the matter. …. This leaves...

Could teams be limited to three charters in future deal?

Newark, NJ

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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Northern Kentucky Tribune

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding Iran:. “Last night, Iran confirmed that its president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. The condolences from sympathetic regimes were swift.

Opinion – Sen. Mitch McConnell: Untimely death of president of Iran does not change regime’s threats

Ruckersville, VA

Greene County, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Victory church pastor Rodney Locklear has been indicted. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that a Virginia church has closed its doors, but not for the same reasons other congregations in the Commonwealth have been shuttered. It was not a declining or aging congregation or financial matters. Victory church has ceased to exist because the pastor has been accused of s$x crimes against a minor and now faces six additional charges.

A Virginia church shuts down after the pastor is charged with crimes against a minor

San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate Media

A high-speed collision on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge near the tunnel has caused significant traffic delays for commuters traveling between San Francisco and Oakland this morning. The crash, which occurred around 7:25 a.m., involved multiple vehicles and has resulted in lane closures on the eastbound side of Interstate 80.

Car speeding over 100 MPH on California toll bridge at AM rush hour slams into truck, other vehicles

Mount Pleasant High School graduate Logan Quinn and West Cabarrus High School graduate Bronwen Bates were named recipients of the Jimmie Johnson Scholarship, Charlotte Motor Speedway officials announced ahead of this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. Established in October of 2020 to honor seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and future Hall...

Jimmie Johnson Scholarship recipients honored ahead of Coca-Cola 600

Chicago Star Media

(Family Features) Stroke can happen to anyone – it happens to more than 800,000 people every year in the United States. Knowing the signs of stroke and how to prevent it can help protect you or your loved ones from disabilities caused by stroke.

Knowing the Signs of Stroke

New Jersey State

Baltimore, MD

NEW JERSEY -John Devlin, a 37-year-old man from Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for his role in a conspiracy that defrauded health insurance companies. Devlin, along with his co-conspirators, orchestrated a multistate patient brokering scheme that involved bribing drug-addicted individuals to enroll in drug rehabilitation centers in exchange for referral fees. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the sentencing.

Man Sentenced for Multistate Patient Brokering and Bribery Scheme

Union County, NJ

NEW JERSEY - In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger has announced the indictment of nine men for allegedly operating a major narcotics distribution ring in Union County, specifically targeting the Plainfield area. The individuals charged are suspected members of the Sex, Money, Murder set of the Bloods street gang and are accused of distributing fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine.

Nine Charged in Union County Drug Ring Bust

At this point in the season, “six” is the magic number in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. There are six playoff spots remaining and just six regular-season races left to fill them, starting with Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (8:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Triple Truck Challenge kicks off at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Georgia State

The Current GA

Georgia voters kicked out incumbents, picked replacements for departing legislators and set the stage for June runoffs as well as the big show in November. Ballot casters up and down the Peach State made choices Tuesday that are already set to reshape the state Legislature, which could have an even greater effect on the average Georgian than who sits in the White House this time next year.

Voters deliver upsets in Georgia House races with other contests headed to a June runoff

Saint Johns County, FL

Jacksonville Today

Fourth-grade teacher Maria Fratta lives in New York, but now she has a place to stay in Anastasia Island. Fratta was announced Wednesday as the winner of HGTV’s Dream Home sweepstakes. A new, fully furnished home in St. Johns County is just one of the prizes Fratta receives — she also takes home $100,000 and a new Mercedes Benz.

HGTV’s ‘Dream Home’ sweepstakes has a winner

Napa County, CA

Early Monday morning, emergency crews from CAL FIRE and Napa County Fire, along with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Napa and AMR, responded to a two-vehicle collision near Wooden Valley Road and Monticello Road in Napa.

Car wrapped around tree, pulverized in violent Monday morning California crash

Missouri State

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

I first encountered a rat one evening in a Target parking lot. When my daughter told me it was a rat, I went straight to the car and she went to get a photo of it since she's never seen one before. I assure you it wasn't little.

Rat infestations in Missouri: it can be a growing concern

Middlesex County, NJ

Woodbridge Township, NJ

Middlesex County Woman conspired to fraudulently obtain over $400,000 in pandemic relief funds. Yanira Abreu, 42, of Keasbey, New Jersey, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in a scheme to illegally obtain more than $400,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Abreu had previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch, who imposed the sentence on May 9, 2024, in Trenton federal court.

Woman Gets Two Years for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

Cats of Kansas City

While it's just an old superstition that cats will steal your breath, you'll gasp when you see how cute these cats are. All are available from local, Kansas City shelters. Just click on the link to each cat to get in touch with their respective shelter.

Six amazing cats that will take your breath away

Trenton, NJ

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. - Joshua Cobb, a 23-year-old resident of Trenton, New Jersey, was arrested Friday night for transmitting threats via the internet to kill white people, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Cobb has been charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce and is set to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh in Trenton federal court.

NJ Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill White People, Planned Attacks

Wilkesboro, NC

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Purlear, NC

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Jonesville, NC

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North Carolina Governor details economic impact of 2023 All-Star race at North Wilkesboro

In advance of the 2024 NASCAR All Star Race, North Carolinians got a glimpse of the economic impact provided by last year’s event. Governor Roy Cooper...

North Carolina Governor details economic impact of 2023 All-Star race at North Wilkesboro

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