Watch Duty upgrades tools for North Bay emergencies

Charged with providing timely disaster alerts, Watch Duty is adding new features including power outage data. The popular app has signed on with PowerOutage.com to show where outages exist and how long they may last. The Orlando-based platform draws the data from utility companies in the
Comfort Food, but Hold the Guilt

Can indulging in higher-calorie comfort food be a path to a more balanced life? Saying yes to a dripping smash burger, a 10-layer lasagna with a rich ragu or that classic chocolate-malt shake you dreamed about as
Nashville notes: Ray Stevens’ fall + Craig Campbell’s cornhole competition

Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Stevens is recovering at home from a March 29 fall that left him with a broken neck. According to a news release, he’s “fully mobile and in good spirits,” though he
‘Where We Go’: Thomas Rhett and Marshmello name-check Conway Twitty in new collab

Thomas Rhett (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) With just six words, Marshmello solved the mystery that Thomas Rhett started last week with a “teaser” that was simply a video of him eating marshmallows out of the bag with an instrumental music
Two months after its peak, ‘Choosin’ Texas’ is back for fifth week at #1

Ella Langley (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is proving to have staying power the size of the state it mentions, as the track returns to #1 on Billboard‘s all-genre Hot 100. This is the fifth nonconsecutive
Country music will make a Country Splash in Cabo Labor Day weekend

Country Splash (Courtesy Country Splash) Riley Green, Jon Pardi, Tucker Wetmore and Diplo will headline Country Splash Sept. 4-6 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The first country music festival ever to be held on the beach in Cabo
Justin Moore’s #1 across the board with ‘Time’s Ticking’

Justin Moore’s ‘This Is My Dirt’ (Blue Highway Records) Justin Moore manages to top both major Country Airplay charts this week, as “Time’s Ticking” rises to #1 on the Mediabase tally, as well as the previously reported
Miranda Lambert, LBT and Kacey Musgraves join 61st ACMs, with noms coming Thursday

The 61st ACM Awards (Academy of Country Music) Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Kacey Musgraves have been added to the performance lineup as the 61st ACM Awards return to the traditional Sunday time slot on May 17.
Ella Langley picked ‘Dandelion’ very deliberately

Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records) Ella Langley not only chose the title of her second album very deliberately, she decided on Dandelion long ago. “I’m so excited for these new songs,” she tells ABC Audio. “We’ve