March 28, 2015, 12:00am Northwest
SALEM, Ore. -- Farmers in Oregon's Willamette Valley hate slugs, slimy mollusks that munch their way through crops. Read story
March 28, 2015, 12:00am Northwest
PORTLAND -- The mystery of Portland's pink chickens is solved. Multnomah County Animal Services says the birds' owner told the agency he used food coloring, beet juice and Kool-Aid to dye the two birds, then released them to "make people smile." Read story
March 27, 2015, 12:00am Northwest
PHOENIX, Ore. -- Longtime animal trainer Brian McMillan and his wife, Vikki, owners of the Walking With Lions sanctuary, announced their departure on their Facebook page Tuesday. Read story
March 27, 2015, 12:00am Life
When a relative's 4-year-old son, Evan, came to a family party at Susan Willett's home in Bridgewater, N.J., he was too afraid of her three dogs to leave his mother. Still, he was intrigued with Willett's terrier, Tucker, and the dog's insatiable appetite for retrieving balls. Read story
March 27, 2015, 12:00am Business
ORLANDO, Fla. -- SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. is mounting a public defense of its animal handling in a new advertising campaign that began Monday, after a highly critical 2013 documentary left the park with declining revenue and attendance. Read story
March 27, 2015, 12:00am Life
MIAMI -- Manatees are wintering in Florida in record numbers, according to an annual survey by state biologists released recently. Read story
March 27, 2015, 12:00am Life
MIAMI -- Is Fido missing? There's an app for that. Read story
March 27, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News
RIDGEFIELD -- A few dozen alpacas shuffled into the spacious barn at The Alpaca Group, eyes glowing with curiosity at the sound of visitors' footsteps. Read story
March 26, 2015, 12:00am Northwest
SEATTLE -- After Brandy, his wife of 37 years, was killed in a landslide on March 22, 2014, in the rural community of Oso, one of the very few bright spots for Tim Ward was the reunion with his dog, Blue. A series of events recently marked the one-year anniversary… Read story
March 25, 2015, 12:00am Nation & World
LONDON -- Fossil remains of a previously unknown crocodile-like species of "super salamander" that was a top predator more than 200 million years ago have been found in southern Portugal, researchers announced Tuesday. Read story
