Kirk Lightsey

Fourth seed and former champion John Part crashed out of the PDC World Championship after suffering a 4-1 defeat by Kirk Shepherd. Read More

If there was any question whether or not the 2010 election season was heating up, it was dispelled on Monday morning when a Republican Senate candidate from Illinois released an ad questioning whether his primary opponent is a homosexual. Read More

Paula J. Cote, 55, of 1507 Union Court in Auburn, called police after her boyfriend, Steven Scott Barstow, 47, also of 1507 Union Court, struck her during a confrontation. Read More

No, 2009 didn't exactly amount to a watershed moment in popular-music history. Read More

A pastor fatally shot one of his eight children on Christmas Day during a dispute at the family home, where more than a dozen relatives had gathered to celebrate the holiday, police said. Read More