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New exhibits highlight NASCAR's history at the museum
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — For nearly 80 years, the Racing Capital of the World relied solely on the Indianapolis 500 to keep it running, until NASCAR put stock in Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "There had been talks on and off about adding a second event, typically when it came to stock car…
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Published July 24Florida’s natural aquatic environments & aquaculture with Angela Collins and Eric Cassiano
Jon is joined by expert guests Angela Collins and Eric Cassiano discussing Florida's natural aquatic environments and aquaculture.
Democrats push back against education department dismantling
(The Center Square) – Eighty-six House Democrats are urging the U.S. Department of Education to stop plans to transfer two key offices to other federal agencies, arguing the move exceeds the administration's legal authority and could weaken federal protections for…
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published July 24Oracle of Ybor: It’s time to be strong for your friend that seems unhappy with life
Dear Oracle, I’ve been friends with “Jane” since high school. While life happened, we kept in touch all these years and catch up on the phone a couple of times a year. Lately though, I feel like she might be struggling. She seems very unhappy with something in her life, but when…
One-on-one with Indiana native Chase Briscoe ahead of Brickyard 400
Indianapolis native Chase Briscoe discussed his connection to Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his previous pole position for the Brickyard 400 during an interview with Sports 8's Angela Moryan.
Watch your mouth
We all have a familiarity with this three word phrase – watch your mouth. Nine times out of 10, we heard it from someone admonishing us to be careful, not […]
Trump urges Senate GOP to pass $95B budget bill before August break
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to approve the House’s $95 billion budget resolution before Congress leaves for the month of August.
New tariffs face lawsuit, fall short on revenue, analysis finds
(The Center Square) – Two American small businesses sued the Trump administration over its new forced-labor tariffs, arguing the government is preserving a global tariff regime the U.S. Supreme Court already struck down by moving it to a different legal…
Skyecast: July 24
Tonight's featured pups are Yo-Yo and Knox from Frankfort.
Fans return to IMS for practice ahead of Brickyard 400
INDIANAPOLIS - It's time to start your engines because it’s officially Brickyard 400 weekend! This is the first time cars are returning to the track since May, but instead of IndyCars, it’s NASCAR. “You'd think in your mind going 230 is going to be a lot louder than going like…
Hinckley Reservoir day use area to close temporarily
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that the day use area at Hinckley Reservoir will close temporarily.