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What to Stream: New releases, returning reality shows now streaming

September 29, 2023, 6:32am Entertainment

Thankfully, the Writers Guild of America and major Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement over the past weekend, ending 146 days of picketing. While pencils are not back up again… Read story

McCallum made sidekicks shine

September 29, 2023, 6:11am Entertainment

Though Robert Vaughn was the initial star of the NBC espionage romp “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” which ran from 1964 into the dawn of 1968, leaving the world 105 episodes… Read story

 

Pets & Wildlife

FILE - Budweiser Clydesdales make their way around Busch Stadium as part of the opening day festivities before the start of a baseball game, Thursday, April 7, 2022, in St. Louis. The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists, parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened

The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists,…

Science & Technology

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after he and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.  The extended mission means that Rubio now holds the record for longest spaceflight by an American. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio…

Dining Out

The outdoor patio at Willamette Valley Vineyards Tasting Room & Restaurant overlooks the Columbia River. (Photos by Rachel Pinsky)

Vancouver waterfront wine tasting room and restaurant offers welcoming vibe

Willamette Valley Vineyards founder Jim Bernau began making pinot noir in the Willamette Valley in 1983, a year before the federal government established Oregon’s first…

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Biologist keeps peace between beavers, farmers

September 29, 2023, 6:04am Life

Biologist Kristin Evered spent much of this summer battling beavers in the Puyallup River watershed. The woman versus rodent scrimmage was over a dam that was drastically changing acres of wetlands. Read story

Origami California roll, available at New Seasons, was the priciest and didn't include cucumber.

California rolls easy to find in the grocery store, but are some brands better than others?

Origami California roll, available at New Seasons, was the priciest and didn't include cucumber.

September 29, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Sushi stands have become as ubiquitous as fried chicken and pizza at grocery stores throughout the country. Americans purchased 43.7 million servings of sushi at grocery stores over the past year, according to the consumer research firm Circana. Read story

Navy vet survives grizzly attack

September 29, 2023, 6:03am Life

A Navy veteran squared up with a massive grizzly bear in Montana and lived to tell the tale — using a whiteboard from his hospital bed, according to his family. Read story

Gertie, an endangered Bolson tortoise, is shown to a group of state and federal wildlife officials during a trip to Ted Turner's Armendaris Ranch in Engle, N.M., on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The Turner Endangered Species Fund has been working to build a population of the tortoises for more than two decades in hopes of one day releasing them into the wild as part of a recovery effort.

Biologists in slow race to help tortoise species

Gertie, an endangered Bolson tortoise, is shown to a group of state and federal wildlife officials during a trip to Ted Turner's Armendaris Ranch in Engle, N.M., on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The Turner Endangered Species Fund has been working to build a population of the tortoises for more than two decades in hopes of one day releasing them into the wild as part of a recovery effort.

September 29, 2023, 6:03am Life

While the average lifespan of North America’s largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could span upward of a century. Read story

Ticket sales for live shows up in 2023

September 29, 2023, 6:02am Entertainment

A new market research study shows that more Americans are prioritizing live entertainment and ticketed events like sporting competitions, music concerts and theatrical productions. Read story

Sophie Wilde in a scene from "Talk to Me." (Matthew Thorne/A24 Films/TNS)

New on DVD: Gear up for spooky season with ‘Talk to Me’

Sophie Wilde in a scene from "Talk to Me." (Matthew Thorne/A24 Films/TNS)

September 29, 2023, 6:02am Entertainment

An Australian horror thriller tops the DVD releases for the week of Oct. 3 Read story

This week in Clark County history

September 29, 2023, 5:15am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Sept. 18-22

September 29, 2023, 5:12am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/ public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 448. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story