Featured Section: Family
Long-Snapper And Son Long-Snap A Few Balls Around Backyard
CLEVELAND— Former Browns long-snapper Wes Hardigree, 38, took advantage of the lovely autumn weather Wednesday afternoon, picking up his 8-year-old son Ben from school and ...
Area Boy Enters Jumping-And-Touching-Tops-Of-Doorways Phase
BROOKINGS, SD—Local 11-year-old Dylan Adams entered the stage in childhood development Wednesday in which a boy feels the uncontrollable...
Law Allows Abandoning Teens
A Nebraska law designed to protect newborns and infants has instead allowed parents to abandon children up to age 19 at hospitals. What do you...
Members Of Twisted Sister Now Willing To Take It
NEW YORK—In a stunning reversal of their long-stated reluctance to take it, members of heavy-metal band Twisted Sister announced Monday...
Area Dad Hopes Son's Interest In Long Jumping Just A Phase
BALTIMORE—David Segal, 38-year-old accountant and father of two, expressed hope that his 10-year-old son's recent interest in long jumping...
Hummingbird Back At Feeder Again, Grandmother Reports
DES MOINES, IA—Calling the bird her "special visitor," Eileen Lankford was impressed by its appetite and noted that he "certainly liked to get his ...
Family Comes First, Reports Man Trying To Get Out Of Work
EDINA, MN—Frank Noller, married father of two and advertising copywriter for Harton & North, extolled the virtues of family and parental...
First Night Of Freedom Spent Alone In Dorm Room
STATE COLLEGE, PA—Unhindered by a curfew and free from parental oversight, freshman Phil Melton, 18, spent his first night of independence Saturday inside his ...
Obama's Hillbilly Half-Brother Threatening To Derail Campaign
BOONEVILLE, KY—A number of groups withdrew financial support after Cooter Obama punched a swan in the face and mistook Sen. John Kerry for an ...
Man Realizes Fly Has Been Down For Entire Life
CHICAGO—"You mean this entire time? On the bus? During my first communion?" Fred Havemeyer said. "Oh, Christ, the 60s! I just remembered the 1960 ...
Special Ops Veteran Slips Back Into Family Undetected
ORLANDO, FL—After spending six years overseas as a covert operations specialist, Joe Jacobs slipped silently back into his family unit...
Great Father-Son Moments In Sports
Sports fans were deeply moved by Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Father's Day victory in the NASCAR LifeLock 400. Onion Sports takes the opportunity to...
Area Grandmother Tries Indian Food
BLOOMINGTON, MN—Witnesses report Eileen Rutherford, 78, was overwhelmed by the unusual aromas but appeared delighted when a recognizable pea rolled out of her samosa.











