<?php
		// the query
		$the_query = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=1'); ?><!-- Display most recent post with large image -->

		<?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : ?>

			<!-- the loop -->
			<?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
				<div class="featured-news">
					<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'featured-news');?>
					<h4 class="featured-news"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>

					<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
					<p class="news-post-meta"><?php the_time( 'm/d/Y' ); ?></p>
				</div><!--.featured-news-->
			<?php endwhile; ?>
			<!-- end of the loop -->

			<?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

	<?php else : ?>
		<p><?php _e( 'Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.' ); ?></p>
	<?php endif; ?>


	<?php
		// the query
		$the_query = new WP_Query(array( 'posts_per_page' => 5, 'offset' => 1 )); ?><!-- Display all other posts, with excerpts only -->

		<?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : ?>

			<!-- the loop -->
			<?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
				<div class="news-item">
					<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail( 'home-news-thumb');?></a>
					<h4 class="news-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>
					<p class="news-post-meta"><?php the_time( 'm/d/Y' ); ?></p>
				</div><!--.news-item-->
			<?php endwhile; ?>
			<!-- end of the loop -->

			<?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

	<?php else : ?>
		<p><?php _e( 'Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.' ); ?></p>
	<?php endif; ?>