In the first two innings of it district meeting with Clewiston on Tuesday, the Lake Placid softball team looked about as in control as any team could hope for. ...more

February 26, 2009

SLIPKNOT: ALL HOPE IS GONE (ROADRUNNER) *** Slipknot is at a crossroads. Its fourth studio album is stellar but likely not what longtime fans expected. ...more

September 26, 2008

"The Assassin," by Stephen Coonts (St. Martin's Press, $27) ...more

August 17, 2008

In the wake of an 18-month-old pit bull mix being stung to death by a swarm of Italian honeybees this week, local veterinarians and animal activists have issued warnings about six- and eight-legged attacks on the four-legged domesticated varieties. ...more

July 29, 2008

Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn't pack the wallop they had feared. ...more

July 25, 2008

Ever noticed how wasabi, the Japanese version of horseradish, gets you right in the nose? ...more

September 19, 2007