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From September 11th through October 12th, It's Drive Electric Month across the country and here in our little hamlet of Wenatchee Plugin NCW is now having its fourth annual EV lineup. According to DriveElectricMonth.org, ‘National Drive Electric Month, is a nationwide celebration to raise awareness of the many benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more.

TL;DR: Traveling on a long road trip might lead to some heavy eyelids. When you need to pull over for a power nap, these are your safest bets. There's nothing worse than traveling on the road and then a huge wave of sleepiness hits you, especially when you're far from home and don't have a friend's place to crash. Where can you legally sleep in your car in Washington?

I have a confession to make. I'm a lazy shopper. I don't like to spend a lot of time shopping. I really don't like haggling. So, I don't spend a lot of time going to yard sales or thrift shops, even though I would probably find some really cool stuff that I might like. My buddy Lon Martin in the tri-cities is the exact opposite. He might deny it but I believe part of his purpose in life is to find every great thrift shop wherever he goes and browse the aisles.

The AC/DC concert scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16 in Toronto has been canceled after a severe thunderstorm caused "significant damage" to Rogers Stadium last week. As you can see in the video and photos below, the Sept. 2 storm caused buckling and major damage to large sections of the stadium's seating area.

Are Slipknot an eight-piece band now? Their newest press photo seems to imply so. Slipknot have notably had nine members ever since 1998 when their lineup consisted of Shawn "Clown" Crahan, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Josh Brainard and Greg "Cuddles" Welts. Brainard and Cuddles eventually left and were replaced by Chris Fehn and Jim Root, which completed the lineup for their 1999 self-titled album.

An event honoring the life of the late ex-Every Time I Die guitarist and wrestler Andy Williams is set for his hometown of Buffalo later this month. The Sept. 27 event at Buffalo RiverWorks will be a "celebration of life" for Williams, who died last week at the age of 48 after collapsing during a wrestling event in Pennsylvania. Part of the night will be devoted to a series of "acoustic tributes" to Williams from various musicians.

Congrats are in order as Brandon Thomas Lee, the 30-year-old son of Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and actress Pamela Anderson, recently got engaged. According to People magazine, Tommy Lee's oldest son recently proposed to Katarina Demetriades on Aug. 29 during a trip to Indonesia. Lee and Demetriades reportedly have a long history, having grown up together in Los Angeles and developed a friendship before they eventually started dating in 2025.

Slipknot fans are reacting online to the band's new song "Arsenal," which just dropped today (Sept. 9) and is their first bit of new music since parting with three members: Craig Jones, Jay Weinberg and Sid Wilson. The group shared an EP in 2023 titled Adderall, which consisted of instrumental tracks, interludes and different variations of their 2022 song "Adderall." However, "Arsenal" is the first true new song the band has dropped since The End, So Far came out in September of 2022.

What a great time to be a book reader in Washington! Not only do we have several amazing local authors who call the Pacific Northwest home, but many of these up-and-coming writers call the Yakima Valley their home! Yeah, your neighbor could be the person behind the pen name of some of your favorite books! Luckily, many of these authors have no problem with getting out in public, meeting their fans and fans of literature.

AC/DC teamed up with one-night-only opening act Foo Fighters to deliver a massive evening of rock and roll to a sold out stadium in St. Louis Tuesday night. You can see the full set lists and fan-shot video from the show at the Dome at America's Center below. Although Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl didn't get to cross playing drums live with AC/DC off his bucket list, he and his band seemed to be having a great time while cramming their biggest hits into a nine-song opening set.