"Mona Lisa" back at work, visitors limited as Louvre reopens

PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” is back in business.

Finding the point of a museum in the dark

I love a good museum and hate bad ones.

'Into the Wild' bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise in 1992.

'Into the Wild' bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise in 1992.

'Into the Wild' bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise in 1992.

'Into the Wild' bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise in 1992.

'Into the Wild' bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise in 1992.

Museum reception draws 200 people

‘Uncorked’ on display through Feb. 27

Central Washington on display

Moses Lake Museum exhibit shows the best of our region

MOSES LAKE — Central Washington, in all its beauty, is on display at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center. The exhibition titled simply “Life in Central Washington” features the work of Yakima Valley Arts Association members. The show opened on Feb. 3 and runs until March 17. “All the pieces in the show are pretty much inspired by our landscape,” said Dollie Boyd, director of the museum. “The work that we do here, the agriculture, the plants, the flora, the fauna.”

Correction: Confederate Flag Car-Museum story

VOLO, Ill. (AP) — In a story July 5, 2020, about an Illinois museum that will continue to display a car from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate battle flag painted atop, The Associated Press erroneously credited the article to the Crystal Lake-based Northwest Herald. It should be the Daily Herald of Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Historic road trips

Quincy museum announces 2024 educational field trip schedule

QUINCY — The Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum will be back on the road for 2024 with a series of tours and lectures detailing the geological and human history of the region. Seating on the bus is limited; interested people can go on the museum website and purchase tickets. Ticket prices vary depending on the tour and whether or not the tour includes lunch, said QVHSM Director of Operations Harriet Weber.

Events calendar for June 13-18

COLUMBIA BASIN – There’s plenty to do in Grant and Adams counties over the next week. Take a look:

State allows limited opening of museums, bowling alleys, agritourism locations

OLYMPIA — Counties in Phase 2 and Phase 3 of Washington’s four-step reopening plan will be able to open doors to museums, bowling leagues and agritourism, Gov. Jay Inslee announced in a Thursday statement.

Mississippi State AD 'disappointed' in Leach's noose tweet

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach is expected to participate in “listening sessions” with student and community groups and tour the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum after he tweeted an image of a noose last week.

Mississippi State AD 'disappointed' in Leach's noose tweet

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach is expected to participate in “listening sessions” with student and community groups and tour the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum after he tweeted an image of a noose last week.

Mississippi State AD 'disappointed' in Leach's noose tweet

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach is expected to participate in “listening sessions” with student and community groups and tour the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum after he tweeted an image of a noose last week.

Mississippi State AD 'disappointed' in Leach's noose tweet

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach is expected to participate in “listening sessions” with student and community groups and tour the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum after he tweeted an image of a noose last week.

The sky's the limit

MOSES LAKE — Aviation High School in Seattle and Big Bend Community College may be separated by distance, but its students' dedication to the field of aviation is bringing them closer than ever before.

B-23 WWII bomber carries its own history

Out on the flight line, in the midst of three to four Cessnas, with a Boeing 747 doing touch-and-goes in the background, sits a grand old bird with all her grace and history.

No, Grandpa Jake was not on Noah's Ark