2012-02-09T21:31:06-05:00 urn:uuid:5612509f-370c-4fa8-bf0c-76d227af1f60 By B.J. Drye, Editor urn:uuid:666dba6d-648b-4770-87b9-7e2d7e42ebc8 2012-02-06T16:11:06-05:00

<p> A West Stanly graduate recently returned from a mission trip to Haiti, a little more than two years since the Caribbean island was hit by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake.</p>

urn:uuid:24129386-9831-4ea1-8e52-71a671fb5a4f 2012-02-06T08:30:03-05:00

<p> Naked M&amp;Ms, an out-of-shape dog on a mission and Clint Eastwood delivering a passionate speech about American adversity -- these are among the favorite commercials that aired during Sunday&#39;s Super Bowl.</p>

By George Bremer urn:uuid:79c5f214-e585-4b53-9152-f96210cf195a 2012-02-06T08:45:11-05:00

<p> <span lang="EN">A wild and record-setting Super Bowl week was capped Sunday with the New York Giants winning their fourth title game. But the host city of Indianapolis was a winner as well. </span></p>

By Maureen Hayden urn:uuid:b2ea33f9-53f1-4ade-b38e-eb8e90eac4f2 2012-02-05T11:17:02-05:00

<p> Law enforcement officials charged with Super Bowl security are taking extraordinary measures to prevent a terrorist attack, but they&#8217;re also working to keep the event from being a field day for common criminals.</p>

urn:uuid:1ce6c627-f4bd-40f3-b0d7-2023c1d3a6e6 2012-02-05T11:16:07-05:00

<p> The Super Bowl host city loves its Colts and loves to hate the archrival Patriots. But a bar on the doorstep of Lucas Oil Stadium stands out as a geographic anomaly.</p>

urn:uuid:5df95198-0cde-4557-900d-aea9594bde43 2012-02-03T14:46:38-05:00

<p> The NFL&#39;s interactive theme park pre-sold more than 65,000 tickets for Super Bowl week and has become the destination of choice for visitors to Indianapolis.</p>

By Maureen Hayden urn:uuid:183d96bf-567e-48ad-a0a9-e27aace7b8c7 2012-02-03T14:45:37-05:00

<p> NFL Super Bowl officials were hoping to score some major media attention with the arrest of a &quot;web pirate&quot; accused of illegally streaming sporting events over the Internet. They ended up with news stories that led with Super Bowl-bound quarterback Tom Brady admitting he watched last year&#8217;s NFL championship game on an illegal website.</p>

By Scott Smith urn:uuid:c56fbadf-e7f5-4fc2-8e0a-3b0c29392619 2012-02-02T16:35:15-05:00

<p> It was kids, kids and more kids Wednesday at the Indiana Convention Center, as 38 classrooms of fifth- and sixth-graders enjoyed a morning at the NFL Experience, courtesy of the NFL&#8217;s Play 60 Challenge.</p>

urn:uuid:d1551e8e-081b-4dfb-a3bb-72d438978577 2012-02-02T16:34:40-05:00

<p> Indianapolis is the first Super Bowl host city to utilize the power of Twitter and other social media to help football fans get the most out of football&#39;s biggest event.</p>

By Justin Dennis urn:uuid:6be45b20-18be-4235-8d03-5709eb015e04 2012-02-02T16:33:43-05:00

<p> More than 18,000 people descended on Gobbler&#39;s Knob in Punxsutawney for the annual Groundhog Day celebration.</p>