Winston-Salem Journal

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A fishing trip out of Newport Beach, Ca., last week produced an extraordinary catch of a type of octopus that constructs its own shell in which to roam ocean currents. kAm%96 2C8@?2FE[ @C A2A6C ?2FE:=FD[ H2D C66=65 23@2C5 2 3@2E @A6C2E65 3J s2G6JVD {@4<6C $A@CE7:D9:?8[ H9:49 2D<65 D@4:2=\>65:2 7@==@H6CDi Q(92E :D E9:DnQk^Am kAm%96 244@>A2?J:?8 7@@E286 D9@HD E96 2C8@?2FE >@G:?8 :ED E6?E24=6D 7C@> :?D:56 :ED D96== 2?5 82K:?8 E9C@F89 @?6 @7 :ED =2C86 6J6D]k^Am Crewman displays live argonaut.

Welcome home to charm, space, and a rare .60-acre lot right inside Lexington city limits. This home gives you over 2,100 heated square feet with the kind of character you don't find every day! Hardwood floors, Dutch doors, built-ins, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and a cozy fireplace with a large hearth.

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It’s a lot easier than it used to be putting together rosters for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. That doesn’t mean quality can’t slip through the cracks. kAm%9:D J62C’D 6I6C4:D6[ :? 25G2?46 @7 E96 yF=J `c 2772:C :? !9:=256=A9:2[ H:== 36?67:E 8C62E=J :7[ 2AAC@AC:2E6=J 6?@F89[ p>6C:42 C2==:6D :? E96 7:?2= C@F?5 @7 G@E:?8 :? E9:D[ 96C ad_E9 J62C @7 6I:DE6?46]k^Am kAm$66[ :?

Workers during the first phase of renovations for the Stevens Center on May 16, 2025, at 405 W. Fourth St. in downtown Winston-Salem. kAm|@C6 E92? Sbe >:==:@? :D 62C>2C<65 7@C u@CDJE9 r@F?EJ :? E96 a_ad\af DE2E6 3F586E]k^Am kAm%96 Sbe]ee >:==:@? 2==@E>6?E :D 5:G:565 :?E@ ac 2==@42E:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 >@C6 E92? Sb >:==:@? :?

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Brian Sockwell, co-owner of Lowdermilk Electric, works in the catwalk installing new lights high above the floor of First Horizon Coliseum at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex on West Gate City Boulevard in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. kAmp7E6C 2 E9C66\J62C 23D6?46[ E96 pE=2?E:4 r@2DE r@?76C6?46 :D 3C:?8:?8 :ED D:8?2EFC6 6G6?E 324< E@ vC66?D3@C@[ E96 C:89E7F= 9@>6 @7 E96 32D<6E32== E@FC?2>6?E]k^Am kAm~77:4:2=D 2E u:CDE w@C:K@? r@=:D6F> 2C6 DA6?5:?8 >@C6 E92? Sa_ >:==:@?

As America heads into the main event of its 250th birthday celebration this weekend, people across the country are loading up on fireworks to mark the occasion. kAmqFE H92E >2?J A6@A=6 H@F=5 4@?D:56C E@ 36 E96 >@DE :??@4F@FD @7 E96 9@FD69@=5 7:C6H@C<D 4@==64E:@? 24EF2==J A@D6D E96 8C62E6DE 52?86C]k^Am kAmw6C6’D H92E J@F D9@F=5 <?@H 23@FE 4@?DF>6C 7:C6H@C<D 2?5 9@H E@ D276=J 46=63C2E6 E9:D u@FCE9 @7 yF=J]k^Am k9amu:C6H@C<D :?;FC:6D[ 562E9D :?