School officials question No Child waiver request

Oregon educators want answers to hundreds of questions they have about the state's application for a waiver to the No Child Left Behind law.

Mike Sweeney: Doing reel maintenance is real important

When it comes to maintaining your reel, it is a simple process that requires a little skill and minimum amount of supplies.

Storm slams parts of region with over foot of snow

A major winter storm struck the Pacific Northwest Wednesday morning, bringing crippling snow amounts to southwestern Washington, several inches of snow to parts of the Puget Sound area, wind chills below zero in Whatcom County and hurricane force winds to the Oregon Coast.

Charleston mortician, car buff restores rare 1959 Cadillac hearse

West Ashley funeral director Marvin Pasley is what you might call a hearse enthusiast. The director of Pasley’s Mortuary on 5th Avenue in Maryville has had an overriding ambition: to restore a storied model hardly seen these days except in movies, so valued that funeral homes don’t want to part with them.

2011 Champions

Compiled by ROBBIE MENDELSON AEROBIC GYMNASTICS FISAF World Championships Senior Men -- Cameron Brown, Australia Senior Women -- Irina Matilainen, Finland Senior Mixed Pairs -- Brown and Allira Bull, Australia Senior Team -- Czech Republic Senior Aerobic -- OXYFAN (Czech Republic) Senior Step -- OXYFAN (Czech Republic) ALPINE SKIING World Ski Championships Men Downhill -- Erik Guay, Canada ...