Although racing in New York has been the principal base for Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, it was in California that he delivered a record-setting moment Sept. 27, guiding Bast to a neck victory ...

GRAND FORKS -- Gabe Bast and Tyson Jost were having a conversation last year about how long it had been since they had seen each other. The two became close friends when they were junior hockey ...

GRAND FORKS — The plan was not for Luke Bast to come in and play 20 minutes in his first game in eight months. The UND defenseman, who had been recovering from an upper-body injury sustained in the ...

The Emmy-nominated screenwriter also adapted a Harold Robbins novel for the 1978 film 'The Betsy' (1978), starring Laurence Olivier and Robert Duvall. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Born in Wauwatosa, ...

After 29 years, Easton Fire Chief John Bast abruptly announced his retirement Monday, a decision he kept secret until that morning. The announcement surprised even his second-in-command, Deputy Fire ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Born in Boonsboro on March 13, 1937, Douglas Garns Bast was an exceptional person, and a prominent collector of rare antiquities. Commonly called Doug — or Dougie if you knew him well enough — Bast ...