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Amid Hurricane Helene's destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State football player Davin Vann was on the move, tiptoeing his way between obstacles in the Wolfpack's indoor practice facility midway through a game week. And it had nothing to do with the upcoming visit from Wake Forest. Instead, he...
No. 4 Tennessee Vols head to Arkansas looking to snap skid in Fayetteville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are rested and about to be tested yet again on the road in the Southeastern Conference in a place where they haven't had much success. The Vols have lost their last three visits playing Arkansas in Fayetteville, a...
No. 4 Tennessee looks to remain among SEC leaders when the Vols visit an improved Arkansas squad
No. 4 Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) at Arkansas (3-2, 1-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Tennessee by 13 1/2. Series record: Tennessee leads 13-6. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Tennessee appears to have...
Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene inflicted devastation across the Southeast nearly a week ago, residents in the mountains of western North Carolina are relying on old-fashioned ways of communicating and coping. At the...
Helene's flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene. As the nearby Nolichucky River swelled from rainfall,...
Police delivered a 'beatdown' that killed Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says in trial closing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death wanted to punish him after he ran from a 2023 traffic stop and thought they could get away with it, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in the federal trial of three of the officers. ...
Last call at 4 a.m. in California? Governor says yes for one private club in LA Clippers' new arena
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but the state will soon carve out an exception to allow alcohol to be served until 4 a.m. for one private, members-only club located in the Los Angeles Clippers’ new state-of-the-art arena. The new law...
Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others
Falling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. People died in six states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,...
Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas
While hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities, they were not unscathed. The massive system battered the region's health centers, causing blackouts, wind...
Chappell Roan returns to the stage after All Things Go cancellation: Photos
The rising pop star Chappell Roan, who recently vocalized her struggles with fame, has returned to the stage after canceling festival appearances at All Things Go in New York and Maryland last week. On Tuesday, Roan launched into an animated set at the FirstBank Amphitheater in...
