Professionally, Lauren Freer of Mooresville works as a radiation therapist for Novant Health. But she’s also a semi-professional drag racer with a “crew chief” who happens to be her father.

After a season of intense stock-car and drag-racing competition, George Skora III and T.J. Mendola have emerged as the 2024 champions of their respective classes at Lancaster Motorplex.

Robert Slaughter stands near his dragster in Lacy Lakeview. He will take part in a “Beat the Heat” racing event Saturday that features former and current law enforcement officers and firefighters.

"Everyone gets involved,'' she said. "Grandpa used to drive and dad either drives or used to drive and now the little 12-year-old is in a junior dragster. It's just a great family atmosphere.'' ...

The dragway's sponsorship program for the 2021 Junior Dragster season, which starts March 13, is believed to be the first in the NHRA, Sponsorship program allows local kids to race for free at ...

Yoenis Tellez is the WBA junior middleweight interim champion ***Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the WBC junior middleweight interim champion WBO: Brian Norman Jr. IBF: Jaron Ennis WBA: Jaron Ennis WBC ...

Richardson Hitchins scored another stoppage victory and Juan Francisco Estrada made a successful debut at 118 pounds. Here are the latest ESPN divisional rankings.

28 books by local authors to read this summer. Here’s a roundup of summer reads for kids and adults to accompany your beach trips, holiday getaways and culinary adventures.

MANA — Zailea Lawrence did not have the fastest run down the quarter-mile at the Kauai Raceway park during the June 7 drag races presented by the Garden Isle Racing Association. A group of ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation has opened registration for its Summer 2025 Junior Lake Lifeguard Program, a seasonal training initiative for youth ages 9 to 17.