Sunny Sweeney

In Illinois, since 1973, 17-year-olds charged with misdemeanors have had to stand in adult court to face potential penalties for their crimes. Read More

The area received its first major snowstorm of the season. Read More

12:30 a.m. on Dec. 16, the woman had been at Lindzee O'Michaels, a nightclub on lower Main Street, for a couple of hours listening to a band that she wanted to see perform. Read More

"I can't feel my feet, said Jason Varitek , pulling on a pair of Bauers at frozen Fenway yesterday. Just for kicks, the Sox catcher joined a bevy of Bruins alums on the sheet of ice covering the infield at the ballpark. (Maybe you've heard, the Bruins and Flyers are facing off at Fenway on New Year's Day.) A Georgia native, Varitek told us it'd been a long time - like, he can't remember when - since he put on skates. "Not like that, Jason, said Derek Sanderson , telling 'Tek not to wrap his laces. Vintage Bruin Milt Schmidt worried that Sox owner John Henry might be upset to see the captain wobbling around the rink. "Better not let the boss see you, said Schmidt, 91. Sanderson chuckled. "That's the Jim Lonborg rule, isn't it? he said, referring to the ski trip the '67 Cy Young winner took with actress Jill St. John , which ended when Lonborg broke his leg. Remarkably, yesterday marked the first time that Milan Lucic had ever been on a rink outdoors. (No. 17 didn't actually skate because he's injured). Not so for Terry O'Reilly , who told us he regularly skated on Lake Ontario as a kid growing up in Canada. Other B's taking a spin on the ice yesterday included Bobby Orr , Cam Neely , Brad Park , Johnny Bucyk , Ray Bourque , Rick Middleton , Ken Linseman , Don and Bob Sweeney , and Gary Doak , among many others. Later in the day, Orr was spotted dining at the Four Seasons with Reebok exec Paul Foster . Read More

The lineup includes Mandy Barnett, Jack Greene, George Hamilton IV, Jan Howard, Hal Ketchum , Jim Lauderdale , the Del McCoury Band, the Opry Square Dancers, Jeannie Seely and Sunny Sweeney. Read More

On one hand, his son, Julien, 17, is only two miles away instead of 5,000. Read More

Seattle rock band Candlebox will make their debut in Rusk County on Saturday at the Cotton Valley Music Festival. Read More