May 29, 2015, 12:00am Northwest
BOISE, Idaho -- The black bear cub injured in a Washington wildfire last year is finally going home. Read story
May 29, 2015, 12:00am Northwest
A 23-year-old Pierce County man has sued the Lakewood Police Department, claiming he was in mauled in 2012 by a now-retired police dog that has cost the city nearly $250,000 in lawsuit settlements and medical bills. Read story
May 28, 2015, 5:00pm Health
PHOENIX -- Prior studies have shown that most dog bite injuries result from family dogs. A new study conducted by Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital shed some further light on the nature of these injuries. Read story
May 28, 2015, 5:00pm Life
Every muscle tense, every nerve on alert, the wiry yellow Labrador shot from her leash Saturday and bounded nimbly up a tortuous vertical maze of concrete slabs, rusted beams and chunks of rubble. Every few feet, she stopped and sniffed the wind, then darted through another opening. Read story
May 22, 2015, 5:00pm Life
DeKALB COUNTY, Mo. — As Alda Owen messes with cattle, Sweet Baby Jo plops down right in the middle of things. Read story
May 21, 2015, 5:00pm Life
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- With his long, blond mane, bronze-colored body and sweet disposition, Surfer Dude was perhaps the most popular pony of his day. The stallion, who sired dozens of ponies like those celebrated in the childhood classic "Misty of Chincoteague," has died. Read story
May 21, 2015, 5:00pm Life
MIAMI -- When Duke first saw Joshua Edwards, he stopped, sniffed and then quickly began licking Edwards' face. Read story
May 21, 2015, 5:00pm Life
SAN DIEGO — With elephants facing possible extinction because of poaching, San Diego Zoo officials and the operator of a wildlife conservancy in Africa are discussing starting an "elephant orphanage" in Kenya. Read story
May 21, 2015, 5:00pm Life
These pets are among those available for adoption from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Sunday (or by appointment) at West Columbia Gorge Humane Society, 2675 S. Index St., Washougal. Read story
May 19, 2015, 5:00pm Northwest
MEDFORD, Ore. — State biologists say Oregon's famous wandering wolf, OR-7, appears to be denned up for a second set of pups in the southern Cascades. Read story
