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Ruby, a working K-9 for the Rhode Island State Police and former shelter dog, holds in a down-stay outside the state police barracks in North Kingstown, R.I., Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The Australian shepherd and border collie mix will be featured in a Netflix movie titled "Rescued by Ruby", which chronicles the dog's life from being returned five times to a shelter as an uncontrollable pup to an eleven year veteran search and rescue K-9.

‘Rescued by Ruby’ tells police K-9’s story

Ruby, a working K-9 for the Rhode Island State Police and former shelter dog, holds in a down-stay outside the state police barracks in North Kingstown, R.I., Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The Australian shepherd and border collie mix will be featured in a Netflix movie titled "Rescued by Ruby", which chronicles the dog's life from being returned five times to a shelter as an uncontrollable pup to an eleven year veteran search and rescue K-9.

March 25, 2022, 6:02am Editor's Choice

This is the story of a mischievous mutt who turned out to be a very good girl. Such a good girl, in fact, that she saved a life. Read story

Great white shark mating site is studied

March 25, 2022, 6:00am Life

A shark hunt that could make history was staged off North Carolina, as a team of scientists set out to prove this is the coastline where great white sharks gather annually to mate in the Western Atlantic. Read story

Deputies: Man mauled by tiger at Florida airboat attraction

March 23, 2022, 8:04am Nation & World

A tiger mauled a worker Tuesday afternoon at a Florida airboat attraction, officials said. Read story

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a northern long-eared bat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list it as endangered. Officials say its population has fallen sharply because of a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome, which has spread across nearly 80% of the species' range.

Fungus-ravaged bat proposed for endangered species listing

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a northern long-eared bat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list it as endangered. Officials say its population has fallen sharply because of a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome, which has spread across nearly 80% of the species' range.

March 22, 2022, 7:57am Life

Federal officials Tuesday proposed designating the Northern long-eared bat, once common but ravaged by a deadly fungus, as an endangered species. Read story

A green sea turtle in action near Los Angeles.

More sea turtles than ever hanging out in L.A.

A green sea turtle in action near Los Angeles.

March 22, 2022, 6:02am Life

In the 1950 movie “Harvey,” James Stewart befriends a 6-foot rabbit no one else can see. The invisible hare came to mind when my colleague Steven Banks described a sighting he had while kayaking at night in the waters off Marina del Rey. Read story

Make your windows safer for birds

March 18, 2022, 6:06am Life

According to the American Bird Conservancy, every year in the United States about 1 billion birds fly into glass and are killed. Read story

Former CIA agent Katy McQuaid and her dog Grace.

Kids book series inspired by lovable pet dog

Former CIA agent Katy McQuaid and her dog Grace.

March 18, 2022, 6:04am Life

For years, a friend urged Katy McQuaid to write a book. Read story

Memo, a Labrador retriever, competes Feb. 13, 2018, in the sporting group during the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Poodle popularity up, but Labs still No. 1

Memo, a Labrador retriever, competes Feb. 13, 2018, in the sporting group during the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

March 18, 2022, 6:04am Life

Labrador retrievers are still tugging hardest on U.S. dog lovers’ heartstrings, but poodles just strutted back into the American Kennel Club’s top five most popular dog breeds for the first time in nearly a quarter-century. Read story

A woman holds a dog while crossing the Irpin River on an improvised path under a bridge as people flee the town of Irpin, Ukraine, on March 5.

Many refugees fleeing Ukraine war with pets in tow

A woman holds a dog while crossing the Irpin River on an improvised path under a bridge as people flee the town of Irpin, Ukraine, on March 5.

March 18, 2022, 6:00am Nation & World

Everywhere amid the exodus of more than 2.5 million refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are the pets people could not leave behind: birds, rabbits, hamsters, cats and dogs. Read story

Portland animal rescue founder faces federal fraud charges

March 15, 2022, 7:34pm Life

One of the founders of a Northeast Portland-based pet rescue and adoption organization is now facing federal fraud conspiracy charges months after Multnomah County animal authorities seized over 100 animals from the organization. Read story