Cory Thorne News Today

It was hard to tell which was louder: the roar of the crowd, the roar of the engines or the crunch of each smash as drivers crashed for cash. "Just crash,” Scott Main of St. Maries said Saturday, explaining the allure of a demolition derby.

Janet Parkinson picked up running during the second half of her life. It became a passion that consumed her in the best possible way.