SUMMARY: Road Trippin’ covers YakFest, the largest flatwater kayak event in the US, held annually in St. Albans on the Cole River. This year’s 7th annual festival expects 1,800 to 2,000 participants, building on a 24-year tradition that began with just 44 kayakers. Along the 13-mile river route, thousands enjoy floating parties, live music including a ZZ Top Tribute band, vendors, and kid-friendly activities like a water slide. The event draws crowds from five counties and provides a major economic boost to St. Albans businesses. YakFest promises fun, community, and celebration of the river lifestyle.

Join Road Trippin’s Terry Burhan as he talks with organizers of YakFest about what makes the annual event, which draws thousands, such a success.

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SUMMARY: Southern West Virginia will experience a fairly warm and pleasant night, with temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s and light east winds. Traffic is flowing smoothly on I-64 and Routes 460 and 52. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are moving slowly northward from southwest Virginia and eastern Kentucky, with flash flood warnings in place for Tazewell County and parts of southwest Virginia. Showers will continue into Saturday, especially in southwestern areas, with risks of damaging winds and flooding rains. Temperatures will remain in the lower to mid-80s, cooling slightly into the upper 70s by the Fourth of July weekend.

There are showers and storms expected around this evening, with some of these on the strong side. More storms are possible this weekend, but improved weather is expected by late next week, including for our 4th of July holiday.

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SUMMARY: Federal prosecutors have portrayed Shawn “Diddy” Combs as the leader of a criminal enterprise involving racketeering, sex trafficking, and coercion, supported by testimony from ex-girlfriends and evidence including explicit texts, videos, and a security guard’s bribery. The defense denied the charges, arguing the encounters were consensual and attacking inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case, with Combs choosing not to testify. Closing arguments emphasized Combs’s abuse of power and the need for accountability. If convicted, Combs faces life in prison. Jury deliberations will begin after receiving instructions from the judge following the weekend recess.

After six weeks and 34 witnesses, the sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is nearing its end as closing arguments began on Thursday.

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