WORCESTER – Incumbent Joseph M. Petty has won a historic eighth term as mayor. Petty had received 13,753 votes, or 54.6%, according to the unofficial totals. City Council Vice Chair Khrystian King had ...

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster to bring the month-long government shutdown to a close. That’s a really bad idea, and the Republicans know it’s a really bad ...

Former ESPN NFL draft analyst Todd McShay used to appear frequently on television with fellow draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. Now, after being let go by ESPN and starting his own podcast, McShay is ...

Grant McCasland may have finally found the final piece to the Texas Tech basketball team's 2025-26 roster. A few days after missing out on Australian prospect Ben Henshall, the Red Raiders received a ...

Petty is the current mayor of Worcester and the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. He has served seven terms since first being elected in 2011. Prior to holding his current office, Petty was ...

Repairs and cleanup are underway at Petty’s Motor Hotel after the city of Lufkin ordered the facility closed Thursday for serious health and safety violations. Lufkin Fire Chief Jesse Moody, who also ...

More often than not, rock star deaths don’t come as an utter surprise. Whether the result of a fast-living lifestyle, longtime health issues, or just old age, when a musician shuffles off this mortal ...

Among Tom Petty’s impressively large catalog of hits, one song stands out as a universal anthem of resilience and defiance: “I Won’t Back Down.” More than just a catchy tune, this track from his debut ...

NEW YORK − Sam Smith is returning to their roots in spectacular fashion. The first time this reporter saw Smith perform live, it was at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom in fall 2014. Smartly suited ...

What's up, folks. Welcome back to The Morning Win. Was Tyrese Haliburton even a real fan to begin with? The backstory here is that Haliburton used to be a Brewers fan -- or at least that's what the ...

Many people have tried to emulate Tom Petty and Mike Campbell in their songwriting, melody-making, and guitar playing, but many have fallen short. Whether writing a song á la Petty or simply covering ...

Kyle Petty dives into the intense battle between Ross Chastain and Joey Logano at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval and why it's bad news for remaining title contenders that the three-time champ ...