Lone Star Lake to close for three days to fishing and boating

Americans Spending Less Time in Nature
A new study finds that the number of Americans fishing, camping or engaging in other nature-based activities has substantially fallen since the late...

Take your backyard grilling upscale with ‘green’-friendly ti...
If you think you’ve got skills with the grill, it’s time to put them on display. But before you head out back, check out the latest and greatest...

Road trip souvenir leaves tourist ticked off
With bare feet — sans DEET — shoved into red Crocs (will I never learn?), I stood in thick grass at Gettysburg and worried about chiggers while...

Wheat crop forces farmers to work during holiday
Some years, farmers harvesting the state’s winter wheat crop have taken a break for Independence Day. But this year has been different.

Father’s grief inspires maker of military robots
The knock on Brian Hart’s door came at 6 a.m. An Army colonel, a priest and a police officer had come to tell Hart and his wife that their...