(Left photo) TARA JORDAN, 17, shows off a school-appropriate outfit under new dress-code regulations.(Right photo) JORDAN MODELS many of the styles outlawed on campus now, including solid blue or red clothing, bare midriffs, short shorts, bandanas and bar

From political blogging to plaid clothing, laptops to leggings, going green to gas-guzzler alternatives, University of Wisconsin-Madison students are leading and often creating the latest trends.

The 147th annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair opens this morning for a packed four-day run culminating weeks of preparation by Fair staff and volunteers and anticipation by Islanders and visitors young and old.

?The Last Best Place,? a phrase long used by Montanans to describe their state, will soon be protected forever, a U.S. senator says, and anyone will be able to use it without fear of trademark law.

WENATCHEE - The mercury had already hit 84 degrees at 9 a.m. Saturday when Serve Wenatchee Valley kicked off its seventh annual Back-2-School Clothing Giveaway.