Daily Archives: July 23, 2026

Former NBA star and NCAA All-American Ty Lawson was arrested in Colorado for allegedly stealing a bottle of vodka. Lawson, who spent six seasons with the Denver Nuggets, earned over $43 million in his eight-year NBA career. Despite his massive career earnings, the former first-round pick opted for the five-finger discount on a bottle of […]

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The garlic powder was recalled because of a potential contamination with a bacteria that’s known for causing diarrhea and vomiting.

The post Garlic Powder Recalled Over Bacterial Contamination Risk appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Some tragedies are almost too heartbreakingly cruel for words. This seems like one of those. Police Officer Fred Marsh of the Rogers, Arkansas, Police Department lost his life on Saturday, July 18, per the New York Post. He was desperately trying to help his brand new fiancee, Hailey Lummus. She, Marsh, and their friends were […]

The post Hero Police Officer Dies Attempting To Rescue His New Fiancee From Drowning appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The country artist exclaimed that the last marriage was a “start-up”, and that the divorce meant that they could “get to have the real one”.

The post Country Artist is Willing to Get Married Again After Divorce appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The country star had returned to the stage just weeks before he took to social media to announce he’d had a “setback” with his sepsis.

The post Country Artist Cancels More Shows After Developing Sepsis appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Over the past 20 years, Heisman finalists have had a pretty good track record in the NFL. Former first-round picks and Heisman finalists Christian McCaffrey, Andrew Luck, Melvin Gordon, Aidan Hunthinson and Jalen Hurts have all reached superstar status at the pro level. In the early 2000s, Heisman finalists Larry Fitzgerald and Adrian Peterson went […]

The post Heisman Finalist Diego Pavia Is Out of a Job Before NFL Training Camp Even Begins appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Can we just abolish the IRS already? Now, I’m not trying to get political, but I think everybody can agree that the IRS is an absolutely terrible organization. Obviously nobody likes paying taxes, but thanks to the IRS (and our tax code that’s absolutely impossible for anyone to figure out), the whole thing is way more difficult than it should be and the whole organization just makes things way more complicated and frustrating than it should be. And one Tennessee […]

The post IRS Threatens To Take Tennessee Farmer’s Property After Mistakenly Sending Him $20,000 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Maya de Vitry is a giant of songwriting from The Stray Birds to her solo output. We invited five of Maya’s favorite writers to dig into her new album. Ana Egge, Caitlin Canty, John Craigie, Kristin Andreassen, and Oliver Wood (and ofc Maya) are on the show talking about these wonderful new songs. Link in bio or where you listen.

The post Basic Folk – Episode 348 – MAYAFEST: Songwriters on Maya de Vitry appeared first on Folk Alley.

When it comes to social media rants, Charley Crockett never lets up. The “Hallelujah Trail” singer released two albums in 2025 (Lonesome Drifter and Dollar A Day), and another two in 2o26 (Age of the Ram and Clovis). The latter of 2026, along with it’s delay and then return, had a lot of fans talking… as did his recent spat with the satanic Twin Temple. But funny enough, what keeps the Grammy-nominee in the headlines – and now the memes – again and […]

The post “Nobody Influenced The Sound of Country Music More”: Charley Crockett Demands Waylon Jennings’ Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

You’re over the moon to hear that country traditionalist Mo Pitney has a new album in the offing. After all, it’s been six years since his last one. But in typical Curb Records fashion, you’re gonna have to wait a long time.

The post Mo Pitney and Curb Finally Slate New Album … For 2027 first appeared on Saving Country Music.