By ANDY THOMPSON Tuesday's meeting of the board of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries produced the usual slate of regulations and recommendations, but the big news out of the department in recent weeks was the start of renovations at the Coursey Springs trout hatchery in Bath County.

By Anna Kim, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. Jul. 8--CHAPEL HILL -- Mother Nature didn't need fireworks to put on her own show this weekend -- and widespread power outages served as an appropriate reminder. A series of storms over the weekend left thousands without power all across the region.

By Brad Dokken, Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Jul. 6--The numbers confirm what almost everyone who fished Upper Red Lake this summer already knew: Walleye fishing's been pretty darn good. Make that better than pretty darn good.

To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: Andy Thompson, Duke Energy, +1-704-382-8336, 24-Hour: +1- 704-382-8333 CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy Carolinas and NC GreenPower have created a carbon offset program for North Carolina customers interested in "canceling out" the carbon dioxide produced from their everyday activities like driving, watching television or mowing the grass.

By ANDY THOMPSON Fishermen, rejoice! What once was lost now is found. It took four years and $2 million, but the Powhatan Lakes are back.