CARMEL, Ind., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Byrider, the nation's largest buy here pay here automotive franchise company, is projecting its 2009 system-wide revenue will match or exceed the 2008 revenue of $759 million, even with the current challenges within the automotive industry. J.D.

By Michael Pearce, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Jul. 30--Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officials said Tuesday that zebra mussels were found Monday in Marion Reservoir. Marion becomes the third reservoir near Wichita where the mussels have been found since 2003.

By Michael Pearce, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Jul. 21--Hidden treasures stashed in parks EL DORADO STATE PARK -- As a boy, any search Shawn Devlin made for treasure usually failed.

By Michael Pearce, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. May 24--Few things in nature soothe the soul like the sights and sounds of a waterfall. Watch the mesmerizing slide of free-falling water, listen as it crashes below, and it's hard not to relax.

By Michael Pearce, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Mar. 26--The long-standing debate about the presence of wild mountain lions in Kansas appears to be over. For the first time in more than 100 years, state wildlife officials think they have confirmation of such an animal.