Finally, I think it might be safe to say that anglers can expect constant fishing factors that are more favorable than unfavorable; the wind seems to be mostly from a northerly direction and between 10-18 mph on the water, and the water temperatures exactly where fish feed best at, and more often. ...more

November 9, 2009

The former wife of Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable and a recent girlfriend claim Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women, and asked that he seek help for his anger. ...more

November 2, 2009

Afghan and NATO troops killed 18 Taliban militants Sunday after insurgents attacked a joint patrol, while four police were killed in a separate militant ambush, Afghan officials said. ...more

May 31, 2009

"It's the best flounder fishing we've had since I've been guiding," captain Ray Markham of Palmetto reported. "I've always been able to round up three or four on a trip, but for the last three weeks we've been catching 10, 12, up to 15 a day, and some of them have been up to 4 pounds." ...more

November 30, 2008

The full moon is exactly four days away at 6:17 a.m. ...more

November 9, 2008

With the first-quarter moon occurring Thursday at 4:04 a.m., the next seven days will produce an excellent very early morning bite. ...more

November 5, 2008

Alarmed by a record rate of suicide in its ranks, the Army has unveiled a unique prevention tool - an interactive video to be mandatory viewing Armywide - in which soldiers will play the role of an anguished infantryman and make virtual choices that lead the character to get help or, in the worst case, shoot himself in the head. ...more

October 9, 2008

Today and tomorrow offer the tail end of the full-moon phase-effects on the daytime fishing migration. The peak period occurs from noon to 3:30 p.m. today and at least a half-hour later tomorrow. ...more

September 18, 2008

For more than a year, Gordon Dibler held out hope that his stepson, Army Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, would return home from Iraq. Then military officials delivered the grim news that the bodies of Fouty and another soldier captured in an ambush south of Baghdad had been found. ...more

July 12, 2008

A daring ambush of bombs and gunfire left Poland's ambassador burned and pinned down in a flaming vehicle Wednesday before he was pulled to safety and airlifted in a rescue mission by the embattled security company Blackwater USA. ...more

October 4, 2007