The winner of the weekend’s races will receive a grandfather clock, continuing a tradition that began 62 years ago.

AMHERST, V.A. (WGHP) — Racing Report is showcasing Martinsville Speedway’s new Grandfather Clock Trophy, which was unveiled this week. The trophy is now named the “H. Clay Earles” in honor of ...

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: I can’t tell which birds are male and which are female and, it turns out, neither can they. There is a system, though The flock of 50 or so pigeons lifts from the barn roof ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Rescuers in North Carolina recently saved over 500 pigeons from a ...

Pigeons have historically served as messengers for humans, but a Russian startup claims to take this to a new level—effectively “hacking” pigeon brains to turn them into biological drones. In a recent ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guilford County Animal Services and two Charlotte-area bird rescues responded this week to what they initially believed would be the rescue of about 300 pigeons from a Greensboro ...

On the afternoon of Oct. 4, 1918, American artillery hit a ravine in France's Argonne Forest. The rounds were falling directly on roughly 500 U.S. soldiers that had been trapped behind enemy lines for ...

The story of the trophy’s inception comes in The Making of the Super Bowl by former NFL Executive Director Don Weiss. Per Pro Football Hall of Fame, Weiss writes, ‘The only company he contacted was ...

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — The 13th Annual Chili Bowl Fundraiser, put on by Saratoga Clay Arts Center, will take place this Saturday at the Saratoga Springs City Center. Running from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., ...

Pigeons, rock doves, flying rats — whatever you call them, some Valley cities have deemed them a nuisance. And if you feed them, you may be breaking the law. If you're planning on spending the day ...

Will Smith's research on rock doves has previously been funded by the Edward Grey Institute and the John Fell Fund (both of the University of Oxford), the British Trust for Ornithology, the Scottish ...