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From the HERE City National Desk
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay evened the ALCS at 1-1 Tuesday night, topping Cleveland 3-1 behind six scoreless innings from Freddy Peralta. Peralta fanned six, allowed four hits and threw 99 pitches — a career high as a Ray. Seventy-one were four-seamers, including a 99.4-mph heater to Jo Adell, the…
From the HERE City National Desk
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Tyrese Haliburton poured in 24 points in 18 minutes Tuesday in his first Paycom Center appearance since tearing his right Achilles in 2025 Finals Game 7. The Pacers All-Star went 9-of-14 with four threes, three assists and two blocks in a 114-112 OT loss to Oklahoma City.…
From the HERE City National Desk
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Senior defender Noah Behrmann of High Point University earned Week 8 College Soccer News defensive player honors after setting up both goals in a 2-1 road win at USC Upstate. His late winner-assist stretched the Panthers’ streak to six. He leads the team with six helpers —…
Politics
GREENVILLE, S.C. — President Donald Trump is expected to make an Upstate campaign stop next Wednesday, Oct. 21, to boost Sen. Darline Graham in her race against Democrat Annie Andrews, according to Jeff Davis, who chairs the Greenville County Republican Party. Graham, speaking at a Greenville news conference, described the…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville city elections will be nonpartisan starting in 2027 after City Council voted 5-1 on Oct. 12 to give final approval to an ordinance changing how the city picks its mayor and council members. The switch was forced by House Bill 3556, a new state law that…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to keep letting journalists from three national news outlets into the complex while their lawsuit over a September press ban moves forward. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a preliminary injunction replacing a temporary restraining order set to expire Tuesday.…
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