Category Archives: Americana News

Would have been nice to have this a few days ago. Over the past few days, one of the hottest topics in college football has been the controversial ending in the matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the Western Michigan Broncos. The Broncos, who compete in the Mid-American Conference, came into the game as 28 point underdogs. But they managed to give the #16-ranked Wolverines all they could handle in Ann Arbor. The Broncos kicked a field goal with just […]

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A fitting release that takes her back to her Smoky Mountain roots. On August 25th, 2026, Dolly Parton sadly passed away at 80-years-old in Nashville Tennessee. Dolly had been dealing with undisclosed health issues for the last year or so, and she previously shared that she was having issues with severe kidney stones. Aside from that, she understandably didn’t share more, though clearly there were more serious issues going on. Dolly’s reps confirmed she sadly died following a “brief battle with […]

The post Dolly Parton’s First Posthumous Release Is A Tribute To The Stanley Brothers & Her Mountain Roots first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Just a mother mountain lion taking care of her cubs and leading them to some fresh water in the mountains of Idaho. When it comes to the most prolific and majestic predators in North America, the mountain lion (also referred to as cougars, depending on the region) has to be towards the top of the list. Though these big cats can weigh upwards of 150 pounds, they are some of the most stealthy animals on the planet, and can easily […]

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Friday will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on this nation. That day stands as one of the very darkest in our long history. Thousands of people lost their lives at the World Trade Center in New York, at the Pentagon, and in a plane that crashed in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania. […]

The post Donald Trump’s Relative Disputes His Assertions About What He Did Regarding 9/11 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Ismael Laguna, one of five Panamanian boxers inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, died Tuesday, TMZ reported. He was 83. “Panamanian boxing is in mourning,” the sports organization stated in a social media post. The cause of death was not immediately reported, although Laguna had been hospitalized in recent days. Affectionately known as […]

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A woman is dead after the Tesla she was in slammed into scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan on the morning of Sep. 9.

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Football season is around the corner, and a heroic waiter delivered a life-saving tackle worthy of an NFL tryout. A tense moment when an infuriated Ohio lawyer stormed into a restaurant and tried to shoot his ex-wife at point-blank range was captured on surveillance. When Matthew Exton, 43, pulled the trigger, the gun jammed because […]

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Stephen A. Smith continues to soft launch his political career, and in the latest example, he provided a scathing story about the way taxes in California work – and even directed a message towards current state governor Gavin Newsom. For years, the sports personality that seems to be on ESPN 24/7 has entertained running for political office, and maybe even president. Polls have long shown that Stephen A. Smith could be competitive as Democratic presidential nominee. That being said, those […]

The post Stephen A. Smith Says He Approached Gavin Newsom After He Found Out California Pings People’s Phones To Collect Taxes first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

An emergency inflatable slide was deployed on the Qatar-gifted Air Force One moments before Donald Trump boarded the aircraft. Images of the slide quickly went viral, sparking questions of whether there was a security threat. Trump cleared the air, telling reporters that the slide was deployed as a routine check-up. “They’re checking the slide over […]

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Justice for HeeHaw. Outrage is growing after a police officer in Rockmart, Georgia fatally shot a family’s beloved pet miniature donkey named HeeHaw in what the officer claims was self defense. It all started on August 30 when the Cedartown Police Department officer Trenton Garner, a K-9 unit and a bloodhound team entered the pasture of Ellsbury Riding and Farm while reportedly searching for a missing 12 year old. According to a report from Garner: “As we were tacking down […]

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