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SportsATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Hawks open a new NBA season trying to turn last spring’s late surge into something longer, and the roster built to do it is deeper than the one that bowed out in the first round. Atlanta finished 46-36 a year…
From HERE Myrtle BeachMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Grand Strand's PGA Tour stop is staying on the 2027 calendar after the tour dropped private-jet broker ONEflight International as a partner. Organizers are restoring the Myrtle Beach Classic branding for a fourth edition at the oceanfront Dunes Club layout.…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's offense under coordinator Kendal Briles is producing at a clip the Gamecocks have rarely seen in their SEC era, even while the team sits 3-3 overall and 1-3 in league play heading into the bye in Columbia. Six games in,…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson football picked up its second commitment for the 2028 recruiting class on Thursday when Wright Martin, a junior tight end at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, chose the Tigers. Martin stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 250 pounds. He is a three-star…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porzingis remains unavailable for Golden State with no return date after missing camp and the entire exhibition slate, then resurfacing at the team building this week. Club officials said Wednesday the 7-foot-3 big man is still dealing with the same undisclosed…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — League referees are putting flopping at the top of the 2026-27 enforcement list, and a preseason whistle on Knicks guard Jalen Brunson showed how quickly the standard can bite. During a Madison Square Garden exhibition on Oct. 12 against Minnesota, Brunson took…
From the HERE City National DeskBETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University announced Thursday the death of Crimson Storm safety Tyler Ulrich, a week after he left an away game on a stretcher, and scrubbed this weekend trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Ulrich was 21. He went down Saturday in Arkadelphia,…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Milwaukee finished off Los Angeles, the two-time reigning World Series champs, on Thursday night, taking National League Championship Series Game 4 by a 6-4 score at Dodger Stadium and completing a four-game sweep that sends the franchise back to the Fall Classic…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard kick in overtime Thursday night, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-14 result against Seattle at Mile High Stadium after JaQuan McMillian picked off Sam Darnold on the first sudden-death drive. Seattle opened overtime and faced third-and-7…
From the HERE City National DeskMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Niko Medved spent more than seven minutes after the Thursday exhibition ripping the NCAA for how it rolled out a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model, saying the timing and legal fallout have left hundreds of players and coaches in limbo. Medved said he…
Education
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia’s race for state school superintendent turned on literacy scores and where public dollars should go as incumbent Republican Richard Woods and Democratic challenger Lydia Powell met Tuesday in an Atlanta Press Club debate aired with Georgia Public Broadcasting. Powell, who works as an assistant principal in…
Events
ATLANTA, Ga. — A free help fair in downtown Atlanta for people waiting on criminal cases in Fulton County is getting a bigger room this year. Organizers in the court system have booked the Government Center atrium on Pryor Street for Oct. 28, a Wednesday, running 10 a.m. until 2…
Business
ATLANTA, Ga. — As heating season approaches, Georgia Power is reminding its customers across the state that discounts, free upgrades and rebates are available to keep winter electric bills in check. The utility, which serves about 2.8 million customers, made the push for October, which it marks as Energy Efficiency…
From the HERE City National Desk
BANGKOK — The International Monetary Fund says the world economy has held up better than expected against war, an energy shock and trade fights, but it is warning finance ministers gathered in Bangkok this week that the cushions behind that resilience are wearing thin. In its latest World Economic Outlook,…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia’s State Transportation Board on Thursday chose Top End Mobility Group to build the first leg of new highway toll lanes across the top end of I-285, where rush hour con
From the HERE City State Desk
MABLETON, Ga. — Six Flags Over Georgia is scheduled to reopen Friday, but its Goliath roller coaster will stay dark while Georgia’s ride safety regulator works out how a rider was thrown fro
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Riders waiting on MARTA next-generation railcars still do not have a start date. Agency chief Jonathan Hunt said during a public Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee meeting on Wednesday that the CQ400 fleet is close to service but is not ready to carry passengers yet. Councilmember Matt…
From HERE Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — President Donald Trump is coming to Clemson next Wednesday, Oct. 21, for a midterm election rally, the Republican National Committee announced Thursday. No venue has been named yet. Gates for the evening event are set to open at 3:30 p.m., the program is slated to begin at…
From HERE Clinton
CLINTON, S.C. — Two tracts on the edge of Clinton that could be brought into the city for high-density housing will wait at least another month, after the Clinton Planning Commission voted Tuesday night, Oct. 13, to hold both requests and ask for more information. The larger request covers about…
Health
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia wants Washington to pay 90 cents of every Pathways to Coverage dollar without the state adopting full Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, according to a Department of Community Health public notice and a federal bulletin. Officials filed the amendment with the Centers for Medicare…
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