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Students clean up after mayhem near pumpkin fest 10/20/2014 02:30am • HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Keene State College students quickly cleaned up from a chaotic weekend on Sunday after violent parties near the city's annual pumpkin festival led to destruction, dozens of arrests and multiple injuries.The parties around the school coincided with t Jay Haas wins Greater Hickory Kia Classic 10/19/2014 09:20pm • BILL KISER Associated Press CONOVER, N.C. (AP) -- Jay Haas became the 18th player to win a Champions Tour at 60 or older, closing with a 5-under 66 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Greater Hickory Kia Classic.The 60-year-old former Wake Forest player has 17 victories on the 50-and-over tour Earnhardt out to win at Talladega to save season 10/19/2014 07:44am • JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- This magical season for Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes down to one race to save his championship hopes. NASCAR's most popular driver must win Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway to continue his quest for his first career Sprint Cup title.It's a press Hend wins Hong Kong Open in a playoff 10/19/2014 06:50am • HONG KONG (AP) -- Scott Hend beat Angelo Que of the Philippines in a playoff to win the Hong Kong Open on Sunday and become the first Australian to win the event since Greg Norman in 1983.Que and Hend both ended the final round tied on 13-under 267 to force a playoff on the par-four 18th hole of the Road closures due to 'Best Buddies Challenge' 10/18/2014 08:16am • WASHINGTON --Washington area drivers will have a series of road closures to contend with Saturday morning due to a race. According to the Metropolitan Police Department the planned Best Buddies Challenge, a 20-mile-plus race to raise awareness for Down Syndrome, will cause a number of road closu NHL bringing 2016 All-Star game to Nashville 10/17/2014 05:18pm • TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Timing had been the only question about Nashville hosting the NHL All-Star game, and the league finally has the answer.Music City will be hosting the league's showcase event in 2016 on Jan. 30-31 at Bridgestone Arena -- home to the Nashville Officials move to keep Dallas health workers home 10/17/2014 05:50am • JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) -- Texas officials moved for the first time Thursday to force health care workers who had contact with a dying Ebola patient to stay home, reversing course after a nurse later diagnosed with the disease flew across the Midwest and deepened anxiety about whe LSU, Miami to open 2018 season at home of Cowboys 10/16/2014 07:50pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- LSU and Miami will open the 2018 season at the $1.2 billion home of the Dallas Cowboys.The 10th contest in the season-opening Cowboys Classic will be the first regular-season meeting between the schools since 1988. The Labor Day weekend date for the game is Sept. 1, 2018.The Weak El Niño could bring more snow, colder temps this winter 10/16/2014 05:18pm • ␎ WASHINGTON - Now that we have established that the summer of 2014 in the D.C. region wasn't quite as cool as we had perceived it to be, we can now move on to the winter of 2014-2015. Does a cool summer mean a harsh winter? I have been getting this question a lot, especially as we he Picks From Our Bethesda-Chevy Chase Event Calendar 10/16/2014 03:30pm • Here are a few upcoming events from the BethesdaNow.com calendar. If you’d like to see your event featured, fill out our event submission form. Also, please check out the event calendar to see all that is going on: Friday The Eye Spy Halloween Train Cabin John Regional Park Biles returns with 4 world golds, no bee stings 10/16/2014 12:48am • MELISSA MURPHY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Simone Biles sprinted toward the vault, soared above the beam and capped the floor exercise routine with a twisting double backflip en route to winning her second world all-around gymnastics title.Her smoothest move? Dodging a bee in her flower bouque Keselowski and Stewart fined after Charlotte 10/14/2014 07:07pm • JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR fined Brad Keselowski $50,000 and Tony Stewart $25,000 on Tuesday for their roles in the fracas at Charlotte Motor Speedway over the weekend.Both drivers also were placed on probation, with NASCAR saying the penalties "are about mainta 2 young marrieds make NBC's new sitcom 'Marry Me' 10/14/2014 11:54am • FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- After dating Jake for six long years, Annie figured he would pop the question during their romantic island getaway.He didn't, and when they return home, Annie throws a comic hissy-fit fit over her ringless state -- at the very moment Jake was po Morning Notes 10/14/2014 09:05am • Westbard Fall Fest – Property owner Equity One will host another event at its Westward Shopping Center (5400 Westbard Ave.) this weekend. Fall Fest is set for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 18 and will include face painting, pumpkin decorating, a pumpkin moon bounce, snacks and giveaway Washington man killed by bus at Idaho corn maze 10/13/2014 11:10am • HAUSER, Idaho (AP) -- A bus carrying paintball players struck and killed a Washington state man inside a zombie attraction at a corn maze in northern Idaho, authorities said Saturday.Jeremy T. McSpadden Jr., 18, of Spokane Valley, Washington, was a role player in the "Zombie Slayer Paintball Bus" at