I thought of Halloween when I saw the decorations for the holiday already in stores at the end of August, and it made me reminisce and wonder if today's kids have Halloween fun as we did long ago. Actually, if they do some things we did, they might be arrested in this day and age. Of course, there were the parties, sometimes with costumes, hayrides, and/or bonfires. The most fun for me, though, was going "Halloweening." One such adventure follows. ...more

October 22, 2008

Investigators on Wednesday unsealed the final search warrants executed against the man they say is responsible for the 2001 anthrax-by-mail attacks, disclosing that Bruce Ivins sent an e-mail to himself last year claiming that he had solved the notorious case. ...more

September 25, 2008

The goal for Chamberlain was to be in midseason form when the season's first game kicked off. ...more

September 13, 2008

Middleton at Chamberlain ...more

September 12, 2008

Two inexperienced F-15C Eagle pilots made errors that caused a fatal mid-air collision during a combat training mission over the Gulf of Mexico, Air Force investigators concluded in a report released Monday. ...more

August 26, 2008

Carolyn Aviles won't call it an accident. A pickup hit her side of the car as she was pulling into the street from a parking lot. A mishap, she said. That's all. ...more

August 3, 2008

Carolyn Aviles sums up her addicted son's fatal overdose this way: "I blame the doctors. I blame the system. I blame — I should blame him, but I don't. You can't blame a person that is out of control." ...more

August 1, 2008

A 60-year-old construction worker fractured his pelvis this morning when the forklift he was using to load cinder blocks rolled over him and pinned him from the waist down, fire officials said. ...more

July 16, 2008

SEBRING — Sam Robinson was hoping for a special finish to his high school athletic career. ...more

June 5, 2008

Dear Lyn: My husband is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. His memory isn't good and he gets confused. Our only grandchild's wedding is in June. I'm looking forward to it and he's still social enough to enjoy the celebration. It's just that we have to fly and I'm worried about the stress of crowded airports and possibly losing him. Any suggestions you have that could help make traveling with him easier for both of us would be greatly appreciated. – Mildred ...more

February 15, 2008