A 13-year-old Michigan boy was abandoned Monday in Omaha under Nebraska's safe-haven law, said state health and human service officials. The boy's mother left him at Creighton University Medical Center, said Todd Landry, director of the Division of Children and Family Services.

By Chelsea Keeney, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Aug. 7--Put the sailboats and fishing poles away -- Cunningham Lake is not ready yet.

By Steve Jordon, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Aug. 6--Omaha's natural gas supplier today rolls out its new natural-gas-powered Honda Civic GX NGV, a vehicle that costs more but is cheaper to run than a standard model and emits 25 percent less pollution.

By Chet Mullin, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Aug. 6--Longer hours, outsourcing, the threat of layoffs and a shrinking economy can pile up stress in the workplace.

By Joseph Morton, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Aug. 5--WASHINGTON -- Senators and House members know that one issue burns brighter than all others in constituents' minds right now. "It's gas prices," said Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb.