State-run trust funds for parents who want to pay off college tuition before their children enroll are running short on cash, and program officials worry they won't be able to pay for students who are counting on the money. ...more

March 10, 2009

Even as voters in California banned same-sex marriage in a tight referendum, Tuesday's election opened the door for the same debate in New York. ...more

November 8, 2008

The Rays weren't intimidated by the Fenway atmosphere as they beat down Boston 9-1. ...more

October 14, 2008

Please allow me to respond to a letter in Thursday's paper (Oct. 9) regarding Sheriff Benton. The writer seems to think that our sheriff is rude and uncaring because she didn't take time to speak with him about free Spanish lessons he was offering the deputies back in January 2007. He stated that he was a part-time resident, so he might not have known that at that particular time, one of our brave state troopers, Sgt. Sottile, had been brutally murdered. Maybe if he had known that, he might realize that the sheriff was busy trying to catch a cop killer. It is possible that his generous offer was somehow forgotten in the process. ...more

October 11, 2008

FOOTBALL Shark tailback Tevin Drake's late fourth-quarter touchdown run and subsequent 2-point conversion enables NCT to edge Pasco, 18-17. ...more

October 4, 2008

It looks as if the house at 701 W. Bay St. will see its 100th birthday - maybe even its 200th. ...more

August 14, 2008

Black is beautiful, baby. But it takes a little work to keep it that way. ...more

July 24, 2008

Airline executives are continuing to cut jobs and consider new fees on passengers as they battle high fuel prices that could result in record losses for the nation's carriers. ...more

June 19, 2008

Rejected first draft of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's "concession" speech: ...more

June 11, 2008

There's no fish - ever - that you can go out and catch for sure. But for the past several years, Spanish mackerel have been edging closer to the sure-thing category along Florida's west coast. Thanks to years of protection from gill nets, as well as modest recreational limits, there are now more and bigger mackerel than at any time in the past 30 years. ...more

June 6, 2008