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We lived in Garland. My dad had a 6 HP Evinrude outboard motor out in the garage. I think he got it at Sears. We would load it up and head to Lake Quitman, rent a flat-bottomed boat from Ben ...

After chef René Redzepi stepped down, the controversial Noma pop-up has responded to protesters' demand to meet. Meanwhile, ...

Three of the Rainbow Warriors' five starters prepped at Utah high schools in Hunter Erickson (Timpview), Isaac Johnson ...

The 2026 Toyota ShareLunker program collection season reached double digits with 11 Legacy Class entries on Thursday and Saturday afternoon thanks to bass caught on Lake Tyler and Lake Fork.

NOW the green blade rises from the buried grain, ...

After one day of public protest, Redzepi is stepping down.

Past allegations of abuse and intimidation, not the food, have taken center stage at the pricey installation of the renowned ...

Noma founder René Redzepi announced that he was leaving the restaurant as scandal engulfs the world-famous dining destination ...

Inside/Outside State College is a regular column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. I started writing this column on March 3. That’s the ...

Ten. Americans obsess over the number. We compile top 10 lists; you need 10 yards to get a first down; and in 1979, Bo Derek starred in a movie about physical perfection with the appropriate title 10.