There are a lot of reasons to love maple trees. And Bill Hibler, who became West Seattle Nursery's tree buyer after retiring, loves them so much he has about 160.

Maple trees give life to syrup, shitakes and a heat that can warm up the coldest early spring nights in maple growing parts ...

Mark Laforest, an undrafted goalie who played two seasons for the Red Wings in the 1980s, died on Monday. He was 62.