After months of uncertainty, La Niña is officially here. Here’s what it means in western WA
The weather phenomenon was expected to emerge in late 2024 before delay. Officials finally announced that it had arrived ...
Lottery player wins big on ticket she bought as ‘pick-me-up’ after relative’s death
Though she doesn’t often buy lottery tickets, she told lottery officials she “thought that a scratch-off might be a nice pick ...
Mom of 7’s killing was mystery for years, until cigarette offered a clue, WA cops say
A 69-year-old man, who was convicted in a separate 2005 killing and is currently serving a life sentence in Arizona, was ...
Deputy looking at porn on phone hits car stopped for school bus, Florida report says
A deputy was looking at pornographic material on his phone seconds before he crashed into a vehicle stopped for a school bus, a Florida report says. He resigned under investigation, the Lake County ...
Lottery player wins $25,000 a year prize in North Carolina. Where was the ticket sold?
Congrats to 4 Lucky for Life players who scored big wins yesterday! Two Online Play tickets and a ticket from 7-Eleven on ...
Looters steal 500-year-old cave painting using electric saw, Mexico officials say
Archaeologists in Mexico responded to a complaint and discovered looters had stolen a historic cave painting that’s at least ...
Donald Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ isn’t clever - it’s dangerous | Opinion
Starting negotiations with bold talk is a standard ploy, but when talking things over with neighbors, you don’t come packing ...
Knife-wielding man stabs restaurant manager, then officer shoots him, Oklahoma cops say
The man left the restaurant and headed toward nearby hotels and a mall with a knife in hand, Oklahoma police said.
Fabled Irish ‘sea monster’ — dating to medieval times — may have a simple explanation
Like Loch Ness in Scotland, the Shannon Estuary in Ireland has long been home to a fabled sea monster. Known as a Cathaigh — ...
‘Ghost’ island fades away after mysteriously appearing in Caspian Sea. See it vanish
“A May 1861 event resulted in an island just 87 meters (285 feet) across and 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) above the water. This one ...
Clawed cave creature with dozens of ‘slender’ legs found in Vietnam. See new species
The species, named Sinocallipus similis, was found in the aphotic zone – an area completely devoid of light – of Khuoi Lin Cave and Na Mang Cave, according to a study published Jan. 6 in the ...
It’s all natural at new 6th Ave shop, where coffee and wine meet indie-cycling must-haves
The name belies what the third business from the owners of State Street Beer Co. and Lander Coffee truly offers. Wily Cycleworks is indeed a bike shop, but it’s also a coffee shop — brewing Lander’s ...