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Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93

March 18, 2024, 3:11pm Life

Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. He was 93. Read story

The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?

March 18, 2024, 7:55am Latest News

officially, at least. Read story

 

Pets & Wildlife

The sun sets on the desolate downtown area of Blythe, a desert community on the California-Arizona border. The town draws its water from the Palo Verde Aquifer, and local agriculture uses water from the Colorado River. Blythe recently passed legislation allowing the cultivation of marijuana, a water-intensive crop. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Presence of parasite that’s deadly for dogs now confirmed in California: Signs to watch for

For five years, an elusive tormentor of animals hid from authorities in east Riverside County as 10 dogs were injured and another killed.

Science & Technology

Rae-Ann Eifert, a lake monitor for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,  braved sub-freezing temperatures to gather buckets of water for testing off a Lake Michigan breakwater in Racine, Wis., on Feb. 28, 2024, as part of an effort across the Great Lakes to understand the effects of an iceless winter.  Unseasonable warmth has left the Great Lakes all but devoid of ice, leaving scientists scrambling to understand the consequences as climate change accelerates.  (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice

Michigan Tech University biologists have been observing a remote Lake Superior island’s fragile wolf population every winter since 1958, but they had to cut this…

Dining Out

Patrons dine at the Carts by the Park food cart pod Feb. 29 in Ridgefield. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Ridgefield’s food cart pod could be a permanent fixture, with help from the city council

Carts by the Park, Ridgefield’s popular food cart pod on Pioneer Street, is getting closer to making its location a permanent one.

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Usher, Fantasia Barrino, ‘Color Purple’ honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards

March 18, 2024, 7:34pm Life

Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday night, which highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. Read story

Blobby creatures washed up on West Coast beaches during marine warming, sucking up energy

March 18, 2024, 8:01am Life

During recent marine heat waves, millions of gelatinous, pickle-like filter feeders washed up on West Coast beaches. Read story

54-40 Brewing founder Bolt Minister stands for a portrait at 54-40 Brewing in Washougal. "It's an industry unlike anything else," said Minister.

54-40 Brewing to open second location in Washougal – with a full kitchen

54-40 Brewing founder Bolt Minister stands for a portrait at 54-40 Brewing in Washougal. "It's an industry unlike anything else," said Minister.

March 18, 2024, 6:02am Business

54-40 Brewing Co. will open a new location — with a full-service restaurant and taproom — at the Evergreen Marketplace in Washougal later this year. Read story

This image released by Prime Video shows Lukas Gage, background left, and Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from "Roadhouse." (Laura Radford/Prime Video via AP)

What to stream this week: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach

This image released by Prime Video shows Lukas Gage, background left, and Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from "Roadhouse." (Laura Radford/Prime Video via AP)

March 18, 2024, 6:02am Entertainment

Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés invites actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O’Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to… Read story

A new bill seeks to reintroduce wolverines to California&rsquo;s mountainous regions.

Wolverines vanished from California a century ago. Is it time to bring them back?

A new bill seeks to reintroduce wolverines to California&rsquo;s mountainous regions.

March 18, 2024, 6:00am Life

Wolverines could be poised for a comeback in California. Read story

Collin Pearsall, 30, seen near his home in Chicago&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s Humboldt Park area on March 1, 2024, doesn&rsquo;t want to have a child. He cites climate change as a reason, and says doesn&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;t want to worsen the situation by adding another lifetime of greenhouse gas emissions to the mix.

Some young people planning fewer or no kids because of climate change

Collin Pearsall, 30, seen near his home in Chicago&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s Humboldt Park area on March 1, 2024, doesn&rsquo;t want to have a child. He cites climate change as a reason, and says doesn&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;t want to worsen the situation by adding another lifetime of greenhouse gas emissions to the mix.

March 17, 2024, 6:00am Life

Collin Pearsall has friends who have started having children. But he has chosen a different path — due, in large part, to climate change. Read story

A commemorative plaque is seen on a cable car dedicated to Tony Bennett in San Francisco, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Tony Bennett loved San Francisco and its cable cars and in return, the city has dedicated one of those cable cars to the famous crooner who died in July. Cable car 53, built in 1907, has several plaques and painted gold ribbons remembering Bennett.

Riders can climb ‘halfway to the stars’ on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett

A commemorative plaque is seen on a cable car dedicated to Tony Bennett in San Francisco, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Tony Bennett loved San Francisco and its cable cars and in return, the city has dedicated one of those cable cars to the famous crooner who died in July. Cable car 53, built in 1907, has several plaques and painted gold ribbons remembering Bennett.

March 17, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment

A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco. Read story

Justice Smith, left, and David Alan Grier in &ldquo;The American Society of Magical Negroes.&rdquo; (Focus Features/Zuma Press/TNS)

‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ review: Big swing, big miss

Justice Smith, left, and David Alan Grier in &ldquo;The American Society of Magical Negroes.&rdquo; (Focus Features/Zuma Press/TNS)

March 17, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment

A toothless satire blends with a half-baked rom-com in “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” a flat comedy which barely seems invested in its provocative, high-wire premise, nor does it know what to do with it. Read story