Tough times even tougher for abandoned pets and shelters (Miami Herald)

It was a chilly day -- especially for eight puppies a few weeks old. Someone abandoned them on the side of a road in Homestead. But they were lucky: Animal activist Barbara St. Aubin rescued the tiny floppy-eared chocolate and black Labrador pups.

Many home teams fall short in MIAA games on the road (The Joplin Globe)

It certainly wasn’t home sweet home on Saturday in the MIAA.

Pet of the Week (Santa Maria Times)

PUPPIES AVAILABLE! 7-month-old Storski is a beautiful dalmatian and wishes for a wonderful family to love. 11-week-old aussie mix pups (from left to right below) are Petey, Prince, and Piper. Piper is the only female we have left and all of these pups are working on their housetraining skills and socialization. They are very sweet and have shown to have easy temperaments and are quick to learn ...

Romijin's twin girls are born (Newsday)

Celebrity couple Rebecca Romijin and Jerry O'Connell welcomed twin girls, Howard Stern said on his Sirius radio show this morning.

January 5, 2009 (The Virginia Gazette)

Paul Kirk, the "Baron of Barbecue," and a native of Kansas City, doing what he does best during the second annual Big Apple Block Party in Manhattan last year.