Recently, we received a call from a woman who was walking in Dan Daniel Park. She had found a very skinny ferret that also was very friendly.

Looking for a new way to get your buzz without having to sweat your way through a mug of coffee? 

Army Master Sgt. Bill Martin Jr. presented Michael Kingston with a flag that flew over Camp David after he saw Kingston’s daily moment of prayer for American service members in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hand-me-downs can save serious cash

“One of the things that is really critical is cool nights,” said Howard Neufeld, a professor of plant physiology at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. “Starting in September, if it starts to get cool but not below freezing, if you have clear cool days and cool nights, it stimulates fall color.”

Steve Hale has discovered a reason to splurge on clothing again: the slim silhouette in suits to shirts that’s replacing the baggier fits of past years. But his wife, Cathy, has slashed her monthly apparel spending, saying she’s “bored” by what’s out there.

His clear gray eyes are crinkled at the corners from years of squinting into sun-baked square holes at digs across North Carolina and South Carolina. Michael O. “Mo” Hartley peers through wire-rimmed glasses at the small bit of white that appears beneath a student’s trowel.

A new honey-infused bandage called Medihoney was granted approval by the FDA in November. 

They giggle and hold hands, stare soft-eyed at each other and sigh. They’ve been married for several weeks and seem astounded at their happiness.

Charlie Parker, 12, of Danville, likes the same things most kids his age like: Rug Rats cartoons, the Wiggles, music — especially country singer Trace Adkins — and car races.

One more day over 90 degrees, and we’re going to scream.

To my left, a Yankee soldier dangles from the jaws of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, inches from becoming lunchmeat.

I haven’t heard much about West Nile Virus this year. Have we had many cases?

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Moonshiner’s Jamboree co-founder Tim Smith formally refers to his annual festival in Climax as a bluegrass festival, with some of the best regional fiddling and banjo picking to be heard for miles around, he says.

It’s easy to get caught up in the romance of wedding planning, says Barbara Cameron, the author of The Everything Weddings on a Budget Book, especially if you have celebrity-style aspirations - you know, the kind of wedding reception with ice sculptures spouting top-shelf martinis, a cigar-rolling station and a petting zoo for the kids? 

With many airlines now charging fliers for a single checked bag, travelers are striving to pack more efficiently and only travel with carry-ons or as little luggage as possible. 

Losing weight seems to be everybody’s goal. We all want to look better, feel healthier and ward off illness. However, for most people losing weight is a huge struggle and keeping it off is an even bigger problem. 

Whether you’re looking to get the kids to eat their vegetables, a good price on that new car, a new job, or a promotion at work, it all comes down to the power of persuasion and good people skills.

Nab cocktail glasses for a song. Here’s how:

Group works to save American Chestnut tree

Kawasaki’s Disease is rare but can be very serious if it isn’t caught in time>

From the time he hit the stage growling “I got my game on,” Trace Adkins had more than 3,300 people on their feet at the Carrington Pavilion on Saturday night.

There was a time when big antennas topped everyone’s home

Tommy Geyer jumped out of airplanes 27 times while a paratrooper in the Pacific during World War II.

If you like things that creep and crawl, you have two opportunities this weekend to get up close. Bugs of all kinds will be on display and available for touching, if you dare, at the annual Insectaphobia. 

For Stephanie O’Dea, life’s a Crock (Pot). She started cooking with a slow cooker in college for convenience, she continued as a newlywed for economy and kept at it for a challenge.  It landed her on Rachael Ray’s daytime TV show and earned her a following on her Web site, A Year of Crockpotting ( http://www.crockpot365.blogspot.com).

This is an easy recipe — and one that can be thrown together in no time. I happened to have leftover roasted veggies in the fridge, but you can use frozen or fresh instead. I choose to not thaw frozen vegetables before putting them in the crockpot and leave them in for the entire cooking time. Some people don’t like that, though, and thaw and stir in at the very end. Your choice. This can definitely be assembled the night before for an easy morning plug-in. 

You can use your leftovers to make fried rice. For reals. In the crockpot. I know! It totally blew my mind, too.

I saw this recipe posted on a site, and knew we had to make it. We just had to.