Jeremy Abbott of San Francisco was out skating on Payette Lake over the weekend of January 18-19 among the crowds of people that took advantage of the frozen lake. The two-time Olympian competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada and the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia where he won a bronze medal for team mixed figure skating. —Maxfield Silverson, Editor, McCall Star News, McCall, Idaho (CherryRoad Media) more

Sheridan, Wyoming area residents of all ages charge into Lake DeSmet in a variety of ways during the annual Polar Plunge near Buffalo, Wyoming on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The water temperature was an estimated 37 degrees Fahrenheit. —Clint Wood, Photojournalist, The Sheridan Press, Sheridan, Wyoming more

Homeless by choice, Sean has been on the streets of Olympia, Washington, for almost two years. “I just can’t seem to give up the drinking; that’s why I am here,” he said.  more

On October 18th, Lely High School Trojan Nino Joseph made an 80-yard touchdown before being taken out with a shoulder injury.  Joseph is the leading local rusher in the Naples, Florida area, with over 1600 yards.  Showing support on the sidelines is Beth Coleman before Joseph went to the hospital.  Coach Ben Hammer was intent on checking his status with doctors after the game.   more

At 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 10th, Chris Urso braved the howling winds and pelting rain of Hurricane Milton to take this photo of a crane that had collapsed into The Tampa Bay Times building in St. Petersburg, Florida. more

The Lake Zurich High School varsity football team and coaches are reflected in a rain puddle behind the endzone as they line up in the mist for the National Anthem before a game in Mundelein, Illinois on Friday, October 13, 2023. more

Barber Clyde Hampton uses dollar bill stickers to hold back long locks of hair, which will not get cut, as he gives Jahari Smalls a medium bald fade haircut to prepare him for the new school year at a Back to School event held in The Icon at Park Circle neighborhood Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in North Charleston. more

Runners from across the United States competing in the 32-mile annual Bighorn Trail Run wind their way up a steep hill in the Bighorn Mountains near Dayton, Wyoming, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. more

A motorist north on Interstate 90 passes the Scenic Overlook south of Sheridan, Wyoming, and provides an interesting foreground in this time exposure of the Aurora Borealis on Saturday, May 11, 2024 more

The sunset photo on April 14, 2024 at Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan was a colorful display. more

Being there at the right time and right place?  Photographer Douglas Kirk was on a three-story tower in September 2013 looking out across the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio when this weather system turned into a beast. more

The January full moon, also known as the Wolf Moon, rises over the bison at Kendrick Park in Sheridan, Wyoming on Jan.24, 2024. more

A lone volunteer fireman battles an early morning blaze in October 2023. more

The Ruby View Golf Course was covered in a thick blanket of snow on January 11, 2024. The golf course in Elko made for an interesting morning walk following a snowstorm. Trees, signs and even flags peek above the snow, and some signs of life, like paw prints, let those walking by know they were not alone. The National Weather Service said there was a chance of rain or snow expected later in the week. more

A bodyslam punctuated the action at a September 2023 fundraiser in Flatwoods, Kentucky, which featured a gospel sing followed by wrestling. more

Duluth Denfeld wide receiver-safety KJ Pulliam kissed his mom, Sarah Nyen, on the cheek after being introduced during a Senior Night pregame ceremony prior to the Hunters' Northeast Red home game against Rock Ridge at Marv Heikkinen Field. more

A beautiful rainbow graced the skies on the west side of Niles in Michigan after a rainstorm on September 12, 2023. more

Saddle Bronc riders, Kiowa Tempest, left, and Raymond Hostetler prepare their saddles Thursday evening, July 13, 2023, before riding in the 30th Annual Frontier Days Championship Rodeo & Bull-A-Rama in Benton, PA. more

Candi Phillips of Rosenberg, Texas dressed as a slave during a Juneteenth ceremony hosted by Attack Poverty on Saturday, June 17th in North Rosenberg, Texas. She sang a song about change and changed out of her slave clothing and shackles into a graduation gown and then a doctor’s white lab coat — all possible, she says, thanks to God’s love. Phillips also had on display a large collection of authentic slave shackles, leg bracelets and chains, as well as original slave auction posters and newspaper clippings. more

The Duluth Denfeld (Minn.) High School Theatre Department performed MacBeth before a large audience on the lawn outside the school's front entrance. Howie Hanson, publisher, DuluthTimes.com, Duluth, Minnesota more