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XFM Rock station hands out convertible
Lakeland Ford was a busy place Saturday afternoon.Hundreds of people packed in to the dealership's showroom as XFM prepared to hand out the Rock Machine. This year the car was a Mercedes convertible.A...
Aug 17, 2019 Lew Harrison hands the keys to Stephen Nelson. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Earnhardt takes weekend off after plane crash near Bristol
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash landing Thursday near Bristol Motor Speedway...
Aug 17, 2019
QB Josh McCown joins Eagles, ends retirement
PHILADELPHIA - Josh McCown's retirement lasted two months. The Philadelphia Eagles signed the 40-year-old quarterback to a one-year deal on Saturday. He is coming out of retirement to join his 11th te...
Aug 17, 2019
Dodgers' Urìas to serve 20-game domestic violence penalty
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Uras has accepted a 20-game suspension by MLB for a domestic violence incident and is expected to return in September. The league gave him credit for serving five gam...
Aug 17, 2019
‘Know where we come from': Those Were The Days celebrates half-century of preserving heritage
Chugging from threshing machines echoes in the background as dust is kicked up from an emerald green Chevrolet Bel Air. For a second, one could forget it is 2019 at the Western Development Museum as T...
Aug 17, 2019 A young man works away in the blacksmith shop during Those Were the Days activities at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sister: Earnhardt Jr. safe after plane crash in Tennessee
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is safe and in a hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the NASCAR television analyst and retired driver's sister tweeted. Earnhard...
Aug 17, 2019
Making another 'Ferster' impression
Prince Albert's Ashton Ferster made good first impressions last year in his 15-year-old season. Despite being a rookie with the Prince Albert Mintos last year, Ferster established himself as one of th...
Aug 17, 2019 Mintos forward Ashton Ferster (left) gets into a shooting position while being tracked by Isaiah Arnold. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
85-year-old, lifting since 1950, on track to cinch weightlifting championship
MONTREAL - Olympic-style weightlifting isn't just about strength or power. It's about speed, coordination, focus. More than five decades ago, Marcel Perron learned that in a visceral way. The 85-year-...
Aug 17, 2019
85-year-old, lifting since 1950, on track to cinch weightlifting championship
MONTREAL - Olympic-style weightlifting isn't just about strength or power. It's about speed, coordination, focus. More than five decades ago, Marcel Perron learned that in a visceral way. The 85-year-...
Aug 17, 2019
Dozens dead or hurt in wedding party blast in Afghan capital
KABUL - An explosion ripped through a wedding party on a busy Saturday night in Afghanistan's capital and dozens of people were killed or wounded, a government official said. Hundreds of people were b...
Aug 17, 2019