Churches continue Haiti reliefChile has replaced Haiti on the front pages of newspapers. But Fredericksburg-area churches say Haiti is still very much on their minds. Two have fundraisers coming up, and a few others are gearing up to send food. Many have mission trips to the island nation planned for this spring....

Churches speak out against WBC protestThe Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay group, is scheduled to protest a benefit for the Matthew Shepard Foundation tonight at Capella Telluride in Mountain Village. Shepard’s mother, Judy, will speak at the event, which runs in conjunction with the Telluride Gay Ski Week.

Houston holds on to defeat Rice on Senior NightThe Houston Cougars frittered away a 15-point, second-half lead before regrouping down the stretch to pull out a 78-70 Conference USA victory against the Rice Owls on Wednesday night at Hofheinz Pavilion.