FAIRFIELD — Dogs and horses will continue to be welcomed at town beaches during the offseason, but the Parks and Recreation Commission tightened up its rules a bit Wednesday.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The exceptional story of Funny Cide, the Kentucky Derby winner with the unlikely team of owners and the most earnings of any New York-bred horse ever, has another chapter.

Carol West sat on her neighbour's front porch yesterday, recounting her and her nephew's harrowing escape from their burning home the night before. The house, she later learned, contained just the right materials to attract lightning and spark a vicious

South Sound pets of all shapes, sizes and colors took center stage Saturday for the 79th annual Pet Parade, an hourlong morning parade in downtown Olympia that starts at Heritage Park and ends at Sylvester Park.

Mercedes Clemens is certified to massage humans, but she says the state of Maryland is keeping her from her first love: massaging horses. She shut down her equine massage practice in a Washington suburb after state officials told her state law allows only