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EVENTS: July 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — July will be bright, hot and filled with fun. Once the Fourth of July hoopla is over, there are s…
Awkwafina gets 2nd season of new cable network comedy series
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Awkwafina may not have an Oscar nomination, but the breakout star has already secured a second-season renewal of her new Comedy Central series.
Lawsuit says Mississippi prisons are 'plagued by violence'
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than two dozen Mississippi inmates sued the state Tuesday, saying understaffed prisons are “plagued by violence” and inmates are forced to live in decrepit and dangerous conditions.
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is backdrop to US humanities grants
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking to inspire private and local matching investments in cultural institutions as it designated $31 million in public grants Tuesday to support…
New book shares early stories written by Zora Neale Hurston
NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years after her death, the story of Zora Neale Hurston is still not fully told.
'Friends' cast reunion special remains a 'maybe' for HBO Max
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The “Friends” reunion will be there for you. Maybe.
HBO Max chief dismisses streamer's high-end fee as obstacle
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — HBO Max’s high-end subscription fee won’t be an obstacle to the streaming service’s launch, said Kevin Reilly, its chief content officer.
Wrestler Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson’s father, dead at 75
Rocky "Soulman" Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died. He was 75.
Judd Apatow's 'King of Staten Island' to open SXSW film fest
NEW YORK (AP) — Judd Apatow's “The King of Staten Island," starring Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live," will make its premiere as the opening night film at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival.
No rematch for 'Jeopardy' mega-champion Ken Jennings
NEW YORK (AP) — Here's one thing “Jeopardy!” fans can bet on after a gripping “Greatest of All Time” tournament: there won't be a rematch.
Streaming service HBO Max to debut climate change series
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — HBO Max will debut an anthology series called “The Uninhabitable Earth” featuring fictional stories about what could result from Earth's climate change.
Wine, Johnny Cash, scablands subjects of upcoming museum exhibits
MOSES LAKE — A legendary Johnny Cash concert, art that celebrates wine and the works of a number of women artists are among the exhibits scheduled for the Mose…
Museum uncorks new show
MOSES LAKE — The opening reception for a show detailing some of the many ways wine can be turned into art is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday at Moses Lake Museum &…
Reporters claim new rules will hinder impeachment coverage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate promises to be one of the most heavily scrutinized events in American political history. But the journalists covering the trial are warning…
Stephen King criticized for comments on diversity
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King says he cares only about “quality," not “diversity” when deciding on awards. Some are asking why he thinks the two must be different.
Review: Marcus King stirs soul, rock, country on 'El Dorado'
Marcus King, “El Dorado” (Fantasy Records)