Open Door Church and Helping Hands gave away jeans and outerwear Saturday at the Open Door Church at 111 E. Second St. The church hosts a monthly drive, with each month’s drive based on a different … more

Pauline Libby used a dental pick to remove some of the last flecks of red paint from the wood of her antique chair. The elegant rocker had been in her family since 1909 when her grandparents … more

The Campbell County School District has won a $225,000 grant to begin a three-year project to improve teacher training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The 15-month grant will … more

NEW YORK — J.C. Penney is bringing back sales. The struggling department store chain this week is rolling out some of the hundreds of sales it ditched last year in hopes of luring back shoppers … more

ALPINE — Dog sled racers are in Alpine, Wyo. for the third stage of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race. The mushers will race about 56 miles before being welcomed to Pinedale … more

WASHINGTON — Is Washington's backroom dealing dead?House Speaker John Boehner says he no longer wants to negotiate deficit reduction with President Barack Obama. The president says he won't … more

WASHINGTON — The Secret Service says one of its canines fell to its death at a New Orleans fundraiser where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says the … more

WASHINGTON — Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the densely populated Northeast, the Senate is nearing a vote on a $50.5 billion emergency relief bill to help storm victims … more

NORTH PLATTE — A plane carrying 17 passengers from Denver to North Platte set down safely after some tense moments caused by trouble with the plane’s landing gear. Great Lakes Flight 7252 … more

LEAD — Wintertime logging being done to fight mountain pine beetles has led to the closure of eight miles of groomed cross country skiing trails in western South Dakota’s Black Hills. The … more