Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped homes and roads Friday in northern England's picturesque Lake District. One police officer was missing after a bridge was swept away. ...more

November 20, 2009

While residents in some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow, heavy rain and strong winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving one person dead. ...more

October 31, 2009

Recovering from a late collapse, Troy Matteson birdied the second playoff hole to beat Jamie Lovemark and Rickie Fowler in the Frys.com Open on Sunday at Grayhawk Golf Club. ...more

October 26, 2009

When Francis Dale called to tell me about her cosmos that had grown 12 feet tall, I believed her, but I couldn't imagine how they'd look. ...more

October 21, 2009

Steps to achieve in expensive yet gorgeous sideboard ...more

October 16, 2009

A 2,000 pound crocodile thought to be among the largest of his kind has died at a popular Miami tourist attraction. ...more

August 11, 2009

Steve Dickey creates sculptures people seem keen to possess. Last year, someone wrenched the bronze bust he had made of Adela Gonzmart, the Columbia restaurant matriarch, from a pedestal outside the landmark Ybor City restaurant. ...more

April 18, 2009

After a week of piling sand on top of sand on top of sand to hold back the Red River, which has risen to levels never seen before in North Dakota and Minnesota, there was cause for optimism on Saturday. The river, which had been rising last week at a rate of 3 feet a day, unexpectedly slowed down and even appeared, according to new National Weather Service predictions, to recede. ...more

March 29, 2009

The National Weather Service gave weary Fargo residents a dose of good news Saturday, saying the flood outlook for the Red River seems to be improving and may not be as dire as originally expected. ...more

March 28, 2009

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles. ...more

March 21, 2009