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The competitive cooking event has existed for about six years; Ross heard of it three years ago and began competing in it then. “I am a competitive person by nature, I like to win, and I like to cook,” he...

The economy has put a lump of coal in companies' Christmas stockings, and employees are likely to feel the sting when it comes to end-of-year cheer and festivities. Party planners, caterers and renters of event venues are suffering their own...

Contractor Jim Strawn said he wants to set up a meeting with some residents in the development area to explain what he's proposing. After that meeting, which Strawn hopes will take place next week, he plans to resubmit his rezoning...

The San Diego-based crew of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz were served a Thanksgiving meal by a surprise visitor --- Army Gen. David Petraeus, who heads military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The four-star general visited the estimated 4,000 sailors...

A Wisconsin soldier injured in the Fort Hood shootings spent Thanksgiving with his family, reminding all of everything they have to be thankful for. Army Reserve Specialist Grant Moxon was shot in the leg when Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire...

Nearly 250 residences in south San Diego were forced to cook their Thanksgiving turkeys without electricity Thursday afternoon when power went out in some neighborhoods for nearly three hours, according to San Diego Gas & Electric. Power went out about...

Fundraising for Democratic campaign committees is surging, helping the party to extend a winning streak in competitive special elections and giving House Democrats a more than 3-to-1 advantage over Republicans in cash stockpiled for the battles ahead, campaign-finance reports show....

Each year, Hope Ministries provides meals to hundreds of needy individuals and families on Thanksgiving Day, at its downtown Men's and Family Life centers and also at homes throughout the community. Today, The Tribune visited the Men's Center at lunchtime,...

Avory and Lois Johnson's children couldn't make it to Thanksgiving lunch this year...The other lives out of state. Instead of slaving over a turkey dinner for two, the Nickerson couple traveled to Plaza Grill in South Hutchinson for the traditional...

Now agents provocateurs James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles have released their latest installment via the Internet and Sean Hannity's program on Fox News, with the promise that there could be more to come. Fans of O'Keefe and Giles -- and...