Information on painting electrical outlets, making ?green? jewelry and flower arranging will be the featured topics on ?Creative Living? 9:30 pm Tuesday and noon Thursday. (All times are Mountain.) Jamie Alcorta, owner of Walls of Art in Lubbock, ...

By Ilene Aleshire The doors are swinging wide this week on downtown Eugene's first new hotel in 30 years. The gleaming black Mercedes-Benz van is waiting to deliver guests to the front door, where they'll be met by employees and ushered to their rooms.

Botswana's diamond exports rose 2 percent year on year to $159.4 million in December, according to the Bank of Botswana. Despite the slight increase during the month, the data showed that exports for the quarter fell 33 percent to $632.8 million.

MIDDLETOWN ? One resident has called the swim and tennis club a jewel while municipal officials have argued the club's membership is down and the township can no longer afford to run the program. The future of the club, located at the corner of ...

Country group Diamond Rio has enjoyed a slew of hits at country radio, from ?One More Day? to ?Meet in the Middle? and ?Beautiful Mess.? But right now the only hit the band is concerned with is its feet hitting the pavement. For the past eight years, ...

?I want to wear a ring that says ?Phillies on it. I still get a paycheck from the Astros and I want all those kids we acquired, whether it was from the Phillies or Atlanta in the Michael Bourn deal, to show up at the big-league level and be good ...

CUSTER -- Jewel Cave National Monument will temporarily close the cave for public tours for one week, beginning Tuesday, due to elevator maintenance. Cave officials said the closure will last through Monday, Feb. 13. Two 28-story elevators serve as the ...

Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer Robert Diamond is set to receive a bonus valued at 2.5 million pounds ($4 million) to 3 million pounds, the Sunday Telegraph reported, without saying where it got the information. Diamond's bonus will be in addition ...

Like the Queen, who celebrates her Diamond Jubilee this year, these women were born in 1926, and have all, in their own ways, lived remarkable lives. Jenny Tucker hears their stories By Jenny Tucker Born on 19 September, Gwendoline lives in London.

By Chris R. Vaccaro INDIANAPOLIS ? Diamond Bar High alum Ryan Wendell is playing in Super Bowl XLVI with the Patriots this weekend. The center, who has played in parts of 14 games this year and is a three-year NFL player, signed with the Patriots in ...