They swim with paddle-like tails, climb trees using hooked claws and hunt on land. Nile monitor lizards, powerful carnivores that can grow longer than six feet,...
Time to Get Back to Work After 144 Zero Days In a couple weeks, I’ll be taking a ‘midnight plane to Georgia (woo-woo!)’ and shuttling from...
STAR-ADVERTISER / JAN. 12 High surf pounded Oahu’s North Shore as sightseers took in the action at Sharks Cove. The National Weather Service in Honolulu has...
CHICAGO – An Illinois Lottery ticket worth $1.15 million was sold at a convenience store in far northwest suburban Harvard over the weekend. What we know:...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Beech Grove Police Chief Michael Maurice fought back tears as he remembered the life and service of Officer Brian Elliott during a celebration...
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Prolific Louisiana singer-songwriter Marc Broussard released a double single on Friday from his upcoming “Chance Worth Taking” album, due out April 17. The first song, “No...
Katie Spencer-White is president and CEO of Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter & Services. Back in January, like emergency shelter directors across the state, I fielded callsfrom police...
Blizzard hits New York’s tri-state with up to 2 feet of snow expected A powerful nor’easter is dumping New York City and much of the Northeast...