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‘I don’t plan on going back’

MOSES LAKE — Abel Valdez didn’t walk into Community Court expecting a fresh start.

Updated 6 years ago
Edmunds: How to seek car payment relief during the pandemic

A record 16.7 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the past few weeks as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S. and shut down business on a large scale. When people are struggling to ke…

Updated 6 years ago
Americans stuck in Africa trying to bring adopted kids home

Stranded in Nigeria for months, a Colorado couple had a rare chance to catch an evacuation flight to the U.S. recently during the coronavirus outbreak. But they refused because they would have had to leave behind t…

Updated 6 years ago
No bread flour? No problem

LONDON (AP) — Are you struggling to find bread flour and fresh yeast at the moment? If so, you’re not alone.

Updated 6 years ago
Hawaii embraces aloha print masks while fighting coronavirus

HONOLULU (AP) — Face masks made with the same colorful prints used for aloha shirts — known as “Hawaiian shirts” elsewhere in the United States — are the latest fashion trend in Hawaii as islanders try to prevent t…

Updated 6 years ago
What to know about applying for gig work during the pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — A leap in U.S. unemployment has thrown a spotlight on one type of work in high demand during the coronavirus pandemic: Gig work delivering groceries, meals and packages.

Updated 6 years ago
A career launched from Moses Lake

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — More than 30 years ago, a young man looked up at the stars through his telescope in his parents’ backyard in Moses Lake, not knowing just ho…

Updated 6 years ago
Is it safe to open mail and packages during the pandemic?

Is it safe to open mail and packages during the pandemic?

Updated 6 years ago
VIRUS DIARY: In pandemic, a forlorn dog finds new purpose

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — “This feels like a good time to get another dog to help us get over the loss of Surfer,” the Professor announced in her FM radio-ready voice. Even though my heart didn’t feel quite ready, I …

Updated 6 years ago
Need for seed: Gardeners flock to stores, overwhelm websites

NITRO, W.Va. (AP) — The sweet peppers were picked over, the tomatoes were taken and the flowers were fixing to be next. The empty spots on the store's display were starting to outnumber the full ones.

Updated 6 years ago
Veteran's garden walk raises $16M for UK health service

LONDON (AP) — A 99-year-old World War II veteran has completed his quest to walk 100 laps of his garden in eastern England and raised 13 million pounds ($16 million) for Britain’s National Health Service.

Updated 6 years ago
Starting a vegetable garden: the basics

Lots of people sheltering at home now because of the coronavirus pandemic are thinking about planting a vegetable garden. It offers more than food: Growing vegetables is a family activity, gives everyone a reason t…

Updated 6 years ago
Virus-era decisions: Way too many, and each with high stakes

Should you wash your hands?

Updated 6 years ago
Jeans company True Religion files for Chapter 11 _ again

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeans retailer True Religion Apparel Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on Monday, the second time in three years, as extended closures of its stores in the pandemic have hurt its…

Updated 6 years ago
AP PHOTOS: Ghostly virus-era NYC, captured from a motorbike

In its best days, in its highest moments, New York City is dizzying.