Because of serious spring and early summer drought, once beautiful gardens may be thin and parched, plants stressed, soil thirsty, and insects running amok. The key to success in the garden is knowing how and when to water, what mulch is best to use, what plants are more drought-tolerant, and how to cope with pesky insects and disease. Tips for gardens n Mulching a garden will always cool the soil and reduce the amount of moisture that escapes through evaporation. Working with county...

Tai Shadrick Cumberland Times-News CUMBERLAND - Does the state follow its own regulations when it comes to controlling runoff during timber harvesting? That's the question developers of a major subdivision planned in the eastern end of Allegany County are bringing before several state departments. Tai Shadrick Cumberland Times-News CUMBERLAND - Does the state follow its own regulations when it comes to controlling runoff during timber harvesting? That's the question developers of a major...

regulatory crackdown on insider trading is missing widespread abuses in the $4 trillion options industry, undermining everyone from Goldman Sachs Group inc., the world's biggest securities firm, to Citadel Investment Group LLC, the $14 billion hedge fund manager. regulatory crackdown on insider trading is missing widespread abuses in the $4 trillion options industry, undermining everyone from Goldman Sachs Group inc., the world's biggest securities firm, to Citadel Investment Group LLC,...

I give a lot of credit to the industry to come forward like this. Fincher said Kretz Lumber lost about 320 acres of woodlands, with 100 acres "totally flattened. Kretz now is working with loggers and private landowners to salvage as much as possible. Content may not be published, broadcast, re-distributed or re-written. It is very, very dangerous," said Dennis Fincher, a forester with Kretz Lumber co. "Down on the Menominee reservation, three loggers have already suffered broken arms from...

Hot, gusting winds hampered firefighters as a highly trained fire crew took over Sunday with about 400 firefighters from all over the country focused on hot spots on the north and east edges of the fire. Temperatures were expected to reach into the triple digits this week in some areas, increasing the fire danger in an already parched region. It is also spreading through several small rural communities near the forest. The wildfire has scorched about 46 square miles in northeastern Utah...