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Time Flies, Summer Fades

      What happened to summer? It's kind of a blur: hot, dry, brown, fireworks, vacation, beach, grilling, beer, Sox ... and suddenly bare feet are segueing back into shoes and socks. Is it just me, or did this one go by really fast? Time is said to go faster as you get older. And the older you get the faster it is said to go. This concept of time passing as varying speeds is not an entirely ...

Massive fly problem at Tempe Town Lake improving

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Repairs are under way on the Tempe Town Lake dam, but a new problem has residents of the area buzzing -- the fly population in and around the dry lake bed has exploded. When one of the dam's four rubber bladder burst back in July, it sent nearly 1 billion gallons of water -- and the thousands of fish that lived there -- downstream. The fish used to feed on the eggs of midge flies ...

Empty town lake is really bugging nearby residents

TEMPE, AZ (AP) - Something is really bugging Tempe residents and office workers near the dry hole that was once the shimmering Town Lake. Midge flies are gathering around condos and office complexes that front the lake.

Empty lake is really bugging nearby residents

Something is really bugging Tempe residents and office workers near the dry hole that was once the shimmering Town Lake.

Vuelta a España: Cavendish gets his first in Lleida

Cavendish back on the top step of the podium after perfect leadout by Goss

Damien Hirst to feature in new Royal Academy exhibition

Major works by Damien Hirst, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore will feature in the first major 20th century sculpture exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts for 30 years.

OUTDOOR OUTLOOK | Steelhead expectations run high

Seldom in recent memory has a steelhead season opened anywhere in the state to such rosy forecasts as the one now in progress on the mid- to upper Columbia and several of its tributaries.