There are many reasons why I like going to Ireland but one of them is that I don't have to constantly spell my surname. “Name?” the woman at the check-in desk says.

TALKEETNA — A house fire outside Talkeetna forced a couple’s quick evacuation Friday as flames engulfed the second story of their home. Firefighters responded to a blaze on Jubilee Drive just before noon after the homeowner called for help.

Fire officials have released a sketch late of a man they think may "possibly have information regarding the Martin Fire. Slide show: Residents returning | Map

We often overlook the practical components of landscape design. These include the utilitarian areas of your property and the utility lines that provide electricity, gas and water. They are the elements that make your garden function.

Pesticides and fertilizers are major contributors of pollution into the Chesapeake Bay. And agriculture is only about half the problem -- backyard gardening and lawn maintenance contributes phosphorus and nitrogen, too.