Jury: Black bikers' race was a factor, but city won't pay

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was motivated by race when it created a traffic plan designed to “suck the fun” out of Black Bike Week, a federal jury has found. But the same jury sided against the bikers, saying the city probably would have imposed the plan...

Luke Letlow wins all-GOP runoff for Louisiana US House seat

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican Luke Letlow will head to Washington in January as Louisiana’s newest congressman, after winning Saturday’s runoff election for the U.S. House seat representing central and northeastern regions of the state. Letlow will fill the seat being vacated by his...

$6M federal grant to fund Tennessee mountain bike trails

HARTFORD, Tenn. (AP) — A $6 million federal grant will help build 50 to 75 miles of mountain bike trails in East Tennessee. A news release from U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander says the Appalachian Regional Commission grant aims to encourage more people who visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park to come...