April 9, 2017, 6:00am Life
Mary Thompson sits in a hallway at Glen Meadows Retirement Community, staring aimlessly. Since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease around six years ago, it’s been difficult to get the 86-year-old to interact with others, her son Mark Thompson said. Most of her sentences don’t make sense and she doesn’t… Read story
April 8, 2017, 6:00am Business
Booming online retail sales are good news for the U.S. Postal Service, but its carriers are incurring a cost: more dog bites. Read story
April 7, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife
Among the most popular dog breeds in the United States are bulldogs and French bulldogs. In 2016, the American Kennel Club announced this week, bulldogs were the fourth most registered breed, and Frenchies came in sixth. (Labrador retrievers, as usual, topped the list.) Read story
April 7, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife
Last spring, JJ Edwards had seven furry roommates: Fairley, Farley, Felicity, Finley, Fleur, Fritz and Friday. Sharing a room with that many animals may sound chaotic, but it’s no big deal for the 10-year-old. JJ and his family have taken in more than 50 homeless kittens over the past six… Read story
April 7, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife
The tall, elegant competitors in the beauty pageant have drawn thousands of spectators from around the world, all gathered to gaze at their “untouched natural beauty.” Read story
April 7, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife
Failing eyesight, poor digestion, bad teeth, limbs no longer so limber: With captive giant pandas living longer than ever, the list of their physical and even emotional needs is growing. Read story
April 6, 2017, 6:03am Life
Wildlife enthusiasts around the world can now follow the daily journey of Yosemite National Park’s black bears from their laptops and smartphones, tracking the iconic animals as they lope up steep canyons and cross vast distances in search of food and mates. Read story
April 6, 2017, 6:02am Life
A discovery involving a rare California frog has researchers hopping for joy. Read story
April 5, 2017, 9:12am Life
Authorities say a horse returning from a run to Taco Bell escaped serious injury after falling into a 5-foot-deep hole in Southern California. Read story
April 5, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News
The term “bird-watcher” may conjure stereotypical images of retirees, clad in cargo pants and safari hats, peering through binoculars into the scrub within the nearest wildlife refuge, but Noah Strycker defies the convention. Read story
