We got to see a little bit more of the Old West's death throes in an exclusive look at some of the single-player campaign.

By Mark Hughes Cobb Staff Writer It was written 140 years ago by a man looking back on a childhood 30 years before that. There are no vampires or wizards — maybe a few haints and dead cats — and it’s been 15 years since a big-screen movie debuted using its name.

Nearly three decades ago, Bill Keller lost one of his most prized possessions: his Naval Academy ring. It had fallen from the pocket of his wife's swimsuit cover-up while they walked on the beach in Sea Isle.

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. - Nearly three decades ago, Bill Keller lost one of his most prized possessions: his blue-zircon-and-14-karat-gold Naval Academy ring.

CANNON BEACH —College students may soon be heading for the coasts of Florida and Mexico to celebrate spring break. If I were their age, I'd choose a nearer beach. And if I were the parent of school-aged children, there's no question I would take the whole family to the Oregon Coast.For one thing, I'd save a lot of money on travel costs, keep […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nebraska missed its chance to make some history at the Big 12 tournament. Donald Sloan scored 23 points, Bryan Davis had a key three-point play at the 1:01 mark and No. 23 Texas A&M stopped the upset-minded Cornhuskers 70-64 in a close and cleanly contested quarterfinal Thursday.

Highly Recommended Review: The Discovery Channel series "Treasure Quest" ("The Historic-est Catch"?) follows Odyssey Marine Exploration, which is an incredibly ambitious company that combs the bottom of the oceans in search of buried treasure and historic shipwrecks. The crew - made up of scientists, technicians, archeologists, engineers […]

With the new Alice in Wonderland film opening this week, PETER LAW tells the story of the real Alice, her life in Lyndhurst and asks whether it’s time the village did more to celebrate one of its most famous residents

Polls have closed in the second election since Saddam Hussein's fall. Will this poll bring change?

NORTH ANDOVER — Lisa Stump is on a personal mission to locate the owner of an engagement ring she found a couple of weeks ago. The 39-year-old Andover woman knows it would be a lot easier to take the ring she discovered in a parking lot near Market Basket at the North Andover Mall and turn it over to the police.

With upgrades and maintenance work performed by Eriez' 5-Star Service Center, industrial metal detectors in virtually all styles and applications can now last longer and operate more effectively and efficiently. The Center is located in Lake City, PA. and is staffed with trained service technicians to expertly handle even the toughest service projects.

The principal of a Mitchells Plain school says searches with hand-held metal detectors are deterring pupils from bringing weapons to school.

The principal of a Mitchells Plain school says searches with hand-held metal detectors are deterring pupils from bringing weapons to school. Achmat Chotia, the principal of Glendale High, said searches with the detectors were done every morning and on most days no weapons were found on pupils.

Nearly every Hampton Roads High School has a metal detector, but schools don't use them everyday.

MORRISTOWN — Morristown High School students and staff members should be prepared to walk through metal detectors today, as authorities continue to investigate threatening messages found in a boys bathroom — including one that read 'I'm going to kill 15 people 3/15/10."

Alexandra Pais/New Jersey Local News ServiceA police car sits outside Morristown High School, where metal detectors were used to screen students. MORRISTOWN --Security was high at Morristown High School today, the day after a note found at the Rockaway...

If it was up to some state legislators, metal detectors would already be mandatory at the Texas Capitol.

MORRISTOWN - Despite a warning found in a boys’ restroom at Morristown High School Tuesday March 9 that read, “I’m going to kill 15 people 3/15/10,” school on Monday went smoothly although about 60 percent of students stayed away and a metal detector greeted those who did attend as they entered the school building.

Kevin CoughlinStudents reported a heavy police presence Friday at Morristown High School. A threat scrawled on a bathroom wall threatened violence on Monday.MORRISTOWN -- Authorities have set up metal detectors today to screen students as they enter Morristown High School...

For those who haven't flown in a while, be prepared to be scanned, swabbed or thoroughly patted down. Maybe all three.