Eye of the Hurricane: Tulsa's high-octane offense centers around quarterback David Johnson (Mobile Press-Register)

Ask Tulsa quarterback David Johnson what brought him all the way from Portland, Ore., to eastern Oklahoma and his answer is amazingly simple: "a scholarship."

Foxboro students aiding Hurricane Katrina victims in Mississippi (The Sun Chronicle)

FOXBORO - Ten seniors in Foxboro High School's National Honor Society will forfeit the comforts of home as they head to Ocean Springs, Miss., this February vacation to lend a hand in the on-going reconstruction of a Gulf Coast town still suffering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Lancers help in New Orleans (Windsor Star)

The Windsor Lancers men’s hockey team spent the holiday season helping to rebuild a school in hurricane-damaged New Orleans and homes elsewhere in Louisiana.

The size of Texas (The Virginia Gazette)

Hurricane Frances, a sluggish and super-sized storm, may leave as its legacy a singular image: The entire state of Florida , 435 miles from Tallahassee to Key West , enveloped in rain and wind.

Area hospitals eye 2009 expansion (The Woodlands Villager)

After making much progress in 2008, Montgomery County hospitals will continue expansion projects next year.

Tarrion Adams runs up numbers in Tulsa spread (Mobile Press-Register)

Auburn fans wondering how the running back position will be utilized in new offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn's spread offense might want to keep an eye on Tulsa's Tarrion Adams in tonight's GMAC Bowl. Or they can check out last year's GMAC Bowl game, in which Adams scored a touchdown rushing and receiving and threw for another score in a lopsided victory.

Ex-refugee now 1st Vietnamese-American congressman (AP via Yahoo! News)

When Anh "Joseph" Cao was 8 and Saigon was about to fall, his mother asked if he wanted to take a trip to the beach.

Free Login/Register (Ridgefield Press)

Seeing four preteen, pint-size musicians playing “Rock You Like a Hurricane” at the local mall is attention-grabbing to say the least. Once the novelty wears off, the local band, Tailpipe, wows a crowd with musical chops and star quality.

For Oklahoma City Thunder, Wins Don?t Come, but Fans Do (New York Times)

The on-court play of the Thunder has been atrocious. To residents of Oklahoma City, though, the Thunder is their shot at the big time.

A Large-Size Focus on Life Lived Small (New York Times)

The Audubon Insectarium is the largest museum in the nation devoted solely to insects and their arthropod relations.