When Army Reserve Capt. Brian Farlow was called up for duty in Afghanistan, leaving his family and work was difficult. But Elrod, a six-lawyer Dallas trial boutique, spent months planning for the 400 days Farlow would be overseas. "With a small firm such as ours ... everything we do is from a team perspective," says the firm's founder. From case transition to maintaining Farlow's cigar humidor, ...

More than 400 election workers will staff the 46 voting precincts in Jasper County for Tuesday's Presidential election, more than double the number for a normal election.

Tips to Keep Your Pet Safe This HalloweenBy: Lisa Chelenza - CapitalNews9Here are some tips to keep your pets safe this Halloween:Don't leave your pets out in the yard on Halloween or the night before. There are plenty of stories of vicious pranksters who have teased, injured, stolen, even killed pets. If you have cats, it's best to keep them inside all year long, but it is especially important to keep them inside as Halloween approaches. The same goes for dogs and even the sweetest dog could bi

The University of Hawaii will offer active, reserve and retired members of the military service 50 percent off UH football tickets (maximum of eight) for games against Idaho and Cincinnati. The Idaho game is Saturday, Nov. 22. UH plays Cincinnati Dec. 6.

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.