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Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

December 5, 2023, 8:06pm Entertainment

Hollywood’s actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, leaders announced Tuesday. Read story

Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79

December 5, 2023, 7:48pm Entertainment

Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney’s longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle’s solo… Read story

 

Pets & Wildlife

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks shows a sow grizzly bear spotted near Camas in northwestern Montana. A federal judge in Montana has shortened this winter&rsquo;s wolf trapping season to protect grizzly bears that have not yet begun hibernating from getting caught and injured in traps. The state says it plans to appeal the preliminary injunction issued Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks via AP, File)

Grizzlies once roamed the Cascades; some people want them to return

Bubbles tumbled and danced on the surface of this creek as stones interrupted the flow of the aquamarine water, once home to spring Chinook and…

Science & Technology

Visitors look at a replica of NASA&rsquo;s Mars Rover Opportunity during its unveiling ceremony at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in Bengaluru on June 1, 2023. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

NASA feels a ‘sense of urgency’ to get to Mars. Idaho scientists could help us get there

China has repeatedly stunned the U.S. intelligence community in the last five years with rapid progress in its space exploration program, landing a rover on…

Dining Out

Renee Serface and her husband, Justin, have been renovating the old church at 113 S. Main Ave., Ridgefield, for more than two years. The couple plan to reopen the downtown spot as The Neighborhood Refuge next spring. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

A pew with a view: Couple plan new cocktail lounge, event space in renovated former Ridgefield church

When Renee Serface and her husband, Justin, bought the old white church in downtown Ridgefield in May 2021, they thought it would take about six…

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FILE - An Hawaiian Airlines plane taxis for position at Kahalui, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, March 24, 2005. Alaska Air Group said Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, that it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1 billion deal.

Alaska and Hawaiian: Here’s what we know about miles and perks

FILE - An Hawaiian Airlines plane taxis for position at Kahalui, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, March 24, 2005. Alaska Air Group said Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, that it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1 billion deal.

December 5, 2023, 7:47am Business

News of Alaska Air buying Hawaiian Airlines sent loyal travelers dreaming of warm destinations and more international travel. But questions remained: Will I be able to use Alaska Airlines miles on Hawaiian? What about the companion fare? Read story

This image provided by Won Young Lee shows wild chinstrap penguins guard their fuzzy gray chicks on King George Island, Antarctica. Researchers have discovered that some penguin parents sleep for only seconds at a time around-the-clock to protect their eggs and chicks. Sensors were attached to adult chinstrap penguins in Antarctica for the research. The results published Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 show that during the breeding season, the penguins nod off thousands of times each day but only for about four seconds at a time.

Penguin parents sleep for seconds at a time, study shows

This image provided by Won Young Lee shows wild chinstrap penguins guard their fuzzy gray chicks on King George Island, Antarctica. Researchers have discovered that some penguin parents sleep for only seconds at a time around-the-clock to protect their eggs and chicks. Sensors were attached to adult chinstrap penguins in Antarctica for the research. The results published Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 show that during the breeding season, the penguins nod off thousands of times each day but only for about four seconds at a time.

December 5, 2023, 6:05am Life

It’s a challenge for all new parents: getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered. Read story

An axolotl swims in a tank at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. Ecologists from Mexico&rsquo;s National Autonomous University relaunched a fundraising campaign late last month to bolster conservation efforts for the axolotl &mdash; an iconic, endangered, fish-like type of salamander.

Mexican ‘Adoptaxolotl’ campaign races to save iconic, endangered species from pollution and non-native trout

An axolotl swims in a tank at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. Ecologists from Mexico&rsquo;s National Autonomous University relaunched a fundraising campaign late last month to bolster conservation efforts for the axolotl &mdash; an iconic, endangered, fish-like type of salamander.

December 5, 2023, 6:03am Life

Ecologists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University relaunched a fundraising campaign on Nov. 24 to bolster conservation efforts for the axolotl, an iconic, endangered, fish-like type of salamander. Read story

FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005. Federal officials on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, proposed a $30 million recovery plan for Canada lynx in a bid to help the snow-dependent wild cat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.

U.S. proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat

FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005. Federal officials on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, proposed a $30 million recovery plan for Canada lynx in a bid to help the snow-dependent wild cat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.

December 4, 2023, 8:48am Life

U.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to help the snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century. Read story

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, together with 2023 Kennedy Center Honorees, from left, British singer and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; singer Dionne Warwick, soprano Ren&eacute;e Fleming, actor and comedian Billy Crystal and singer and actress Queen Latifah, attend the 46th Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.

Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, together with 2023 Kennedy Center Honorees, from left, British singer and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; singer Dionne Warwick, soprano Ren&eacute;e Fleming, actor and comedian Billy Crystal and singer and actress Queen Latifah, attend the 46th Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.

December 4, 2023, 8:48am Entertainment

The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and actor Queen Latifah, were feted Sunday night at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment. Read story

Cupid the reindeer with a team of veterinarians from Washington State University.

WSU doctors save Leavenworth reindeer from close call

Cupid the reindeer with a team of veterinarians from Washington State University.

December 4, 2023, 7:44am Latest News

Earlier this month, 6-month-old Cupid returned home to the Leavenworth Reindeer Farm after 17 days at Washington State University’s Veterinarian Teaching Hospital after he became ill and almost died. Read story

Donna Mills, left, and Loni Anderson in Lifetime&rsquo;s &ldquo;Ladies of the &rsquo;80s: a Divas Christmas.&rdquo; (Lifetime)

‘WKRP’ favorite Anderson stars in Lifetime movie

Donna Mills, left, and Loni Anderson in Lifetime&rsquo;s &ldquo;Ladies of the &rsquo;80s: a Divas Christmas.&rdquo; (Lifetime)

December 4, 2023, 6:04am Entertainment

In “Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas,” Loni Anderson plays a former soap opera sensation learning to accept that she’s no longer an ingenue. In a pivotal moment, she removes her wig, revealing gray hair to her co-stars. Read story

This image released by Apple TV+ shows Hannah Waddingham in a scene from her holiday special &ldquo;Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas,&rdquo; premiering Nov. 22.

Hannah Waddingham’s voice (and humor) take center stage in ‘Home for Christmas’

This image released by Apple TV+ shows Hannah Waddingham in a scene from her holiday special &ldquo;Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas,&rdquo; premiering Nov. 22.

December 4, 2023, 6:02am Entertainment

Years before Hannah Waddingham stole TV viewers’ hearts as Rebecca, the owner of AFC Richmond, on “Ted Lasso” or became a viral meme as Septa Unella, the shame nun in “Game of Thrones,” the 49-year-old actor was a leading lady on London’s West End and on Broadway. Read story