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Andy Lyons / Getty Images For some of us, the Olympics don't really get started until the runners take the starting line and the javelins go flying. Every four years — or in this case, five — we rejoice when the hours of swimming coverage give way to wall-to-wall athletics, as the Olympics and other countries call track and field. Here are a few storylines to watch for, as the tracksters lace up their spikes and events kick off in Japan. JuVaughn Harrison is a double-threat jumper JuVaughn Harrison won both the high jump and the long jump at the U.S. Olympic trials last month. That...

After a year’s delay thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympic Games are finally here — beginning with pre-Opening Ceremonies preliminary events as early as Tuesday. No doubt, a typically Olympics-engrossed public is wondering about USA basketball’s chances, or when to watch Simone Biles do her thing on the gymnastics floor, or who will be the latest star on the track or in the pool. All told, there’s almost too much to keep track of over the next couple weeks: Hundreds of events on tap from Tuesday through Aug. 8. Here are some highlights to circle on your calend...

Print Buona Forchetta, the popular South Park-born Italian restaurant company with seven locations countywide, expands its North County footprint this week with the opening of a new location in the North City development near Cal State San Marcos. The new Buona Forchetta restaurant at 250 North City Drive in San Marcos hosts its grand opening Wednesday in the 120-seat indoor/outdoor location formerly occupied by PrepKitchen, which closed in March 2020. The new location is open for lunch and dinner service and will eventually add breakfast and brunch service when there’s enough demand. It w...

The Tennessee Historical Commission dedicated a historical marker to the African American men from Madison County who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War.

A Democratic activist still needs thousands of signatures to advance a proposed referendum on whether Roanoke should elect its school board. But Luke Priddy said his petition drive has some support, including from a city council member, and is preparing to launch what Priddy hopes will be a more eye-catching phase of the effort. “I have 500 yard signs that just arrived recently that are in my garage,” he said Thursday. If he submits the signatures of 6,500 registered voters who live in the city by July 14, the referendum would appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. He’s received about 50...