Jersey Shore snaps three-game losing skid on the road at DuBois with win

October 10, 2026

DUBOIS — Following a stretch of three straight defeats and with a difficult schedule to come, it was clear that Jersey Shore’s Friday night contest against DuBois would be one of their seasons’ defining contests. The result? A hard nosed, versatile performance that turned victorious with a 28-14 final score against the Beavers at EJ Mansell Stadium. Backed up by an overall team performance, a four rushing touchdown day from Nolan Pauling parlayed with two interceptions from Khani McCray captured the headlines from a feel good road win. “We knew this would be a hard-fought ...

The Waffle House Index helps Southerners — and FEMA — gauge a storm’s severity

October 10, 2026

Golden hash browns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of ...

A rocky ‘wonderland’ in Arizona is poised to be the next US national park

October 10, 2026

An area of towering rock spires in southeastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks is poised to become the nation’s newest national park. Legislation to create Chiricahua National Park is expected to be sent to the White House in coming days for ...

Photo of the Day: Small fry racers

October 10, 2026

AP Photo/Don Brinn Youngsters, ages 4 to 14, drive their midget autos on a track in Lawndale, Calif., Oct. 10, 1955. Skidding about is all part of the risk in hot rod racing as the kids got first hand knowledge.

China and EU trade envoys seek ways to ease tensions over growing imbalances

October 10, 2026

HONG KONG (AP) — The top trade envoys for China and the European Union wrapped up two days of talks Friday aimed at calming escalating tensions over growing imbalances between the two giant economies. China’s commerce ministry said in a statement that both sides had reached “an ...

PVC pipes swept away by Hurricane Helene flooding still dominate cleanup of North Carolina river

October 10, 2026

WOODFIN, N.C. — They’re piled on river banks, lodged in uprooted trees, embedded in sediment and jammed under logs. Many are tangled in mounds of debris up to two stories high. Two years after Hurricane Helene leveled forests, bulldozed houses and filled western North Carolina rivers ...