Despite hopes for a substantial harvest, the opening day of Pennsylvania's firearms deer season ended as it began yesterday -- with a quiet cold drizzle and not a lot of deer. (Yesterday)

By sundown tomorrow, something like 60 percent of the season's total buck kill will be bagged, tagged and dragged. But there's plenty of deer hunting left to do. (11/30/2008)

It was democracy in action at the Ross Township Municipal Building, where a larger-than-average crowd gathered for an important council vote. (11/30/2008)

An unusual henhouse invader was shot Tuesday by a farmer in Chester County, near Philadelphia. (11/30/2008)

A $44 million state investment in recreation and conservation projects is designed to benefit some 300 regional projects, revitalize communities and protect natural resources. (11/30/2008)