National Black News Channel makes debut

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts was beaming like a proud parent as he talked about the launch of Black News Channel — a project he's worked on for years to create what's now the nation's only 24-hour news network aimed at African Americans.

National Black News Channel makes debut

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts was beaming like a proud parent as he talked about the launch of Black News Channel — a project he's worked on for years to create what's now the nation's only 24-hour news network aimed at African Americans.

Lockdowns ease across Europe, Asia with new tourism rules

ROME (AP) — The first day of June saw coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe to the United States on Monday, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks.

All Pennsylvania vacations should include a stop in the Brandywine Valley

Just 25 minutes from Philadelphia, in southeastern Pennsylvania, lies the picturesque Brandywine Valley. Known for its scenic rolling hills and valleys, the winding Brandywine River, and its rich history and cultural attractions, this area should not be missed when planning

Businesses ramp up operations as nations prep for tourists

BELT-LOOSENING:

Businesses ramp up operations as nations prep for tourists

BELT-LOOSENING:

What's Happening: Virus closes schools, but Louvre reopens

More school closures and the suspension of business travel are among the steps being taken around the world to fight the spread of the new coronavirus.

What's Happening: Virus closes schools, but Louvre reopens

More school closures and the suspension of business travel are among the steps being taken around the world to fight the spread of the new coronavirus.

Virus interrupts St. Helens eruption anniversary plans

COUGAR, Wash. (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak disrupted what had been big plans to mark the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state.

Virus interrupts St. Helens eruption anniversary plans

COUGAR, Wash. (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak disrupted what had been big plans to mark the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state.

Jet jockeys

Mystery photos show Larson AFB in 1950

MOSES LAKE — The photo shows a trio of Air Force pilots walking from fighter jets with the kind of swagger expected from men who fly very expensive, very fast machines through the air, frequently with guns blazing. Almost nothing is known about the photo, though. Not the names of the pilots, not the photographer, not even when or why the photo was taken, though it was likely sometime in the summer of 1950. All that’s known – from the unit patch on sleeves and flight suits and painted on the sides of F-86 Sabre fighter jets – is that they were of the 71st Fighter Squadron, showed some kind of special event and were taken at Larson Air Force Base. And that they were found in Southern California last year.

More answers to the photo identifications

Readers enthusiastically answered the call to identify a photo in the May 2 edition of this column. Here are their answers to the cutline: Student body officers: On the envelope, "MLHS, 4-67, Student Body Officers." Name them please.

Nellie Smith

Nellie J. Smith was born on March 5, 1914, and fell asleep in Jesus on February 22, 2012, just twelve days before her 98th birthday. Nellie was born in Crofton, Nebraska but completed high school in Hermosa Beach, California before marrying Glenn Smith on October 4, 1931.

Soap Lake woman seeks town's memorabilia

Photos from 1960s to 1980s welcome

Shootout at the museum

EPHRATA — It was a fairly peaceful Saturday afternoon in the old West town. The dusty gravel street had a few people meandering about between the print shop, the general store and the doctor’s office. Others stood idly on the wooden sidewalks. Suddenly off near the saloon, a couple of drunks began shouting and waving their guns between swigs from the whiskey bottle they’d been passing back and forth. A sheriff’s deputy tried to reason with them a little, but everybody knew what was going to happen. One sot took aim at the deputy, and a few bangs later, both lay dead in the street, the bottle leaking next to the bodies.

‘A step back in time’

Washington’s oldest rodeo is June 7-9

BICKLETON — Out in the wheat country of eastern Klickitat County, time sort of stands still. The little town of Bickleton, population 92 at the last census, is home to a couple of Washington’s most time-honored institutions. The Bluebird Inn, established in 1887, has a good claim to be Washington’s oldest tavern. The Herschel-Spillman carousel at the Bickleton Carousel Museum is one of fewer than 10 still operating. And the Alder Creek Pioneer Association is host every June to the state’s oldest rodeo.

Looking back

Information sought on a long-gone piece of Moses Lake history

MOSES LAKE — In 1940 Moses Lake was a tiny little farm town that had, as they say, a lot of potential. By 1960 Moses Lake realized some of that potential, and the local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter is looking for people to help document one of the major signs of that growth - one that has completely disappeared. Stephanie Massart, a member of the DAR Karneetsa chapter, said its members are hoping to hear from people who remember Victory Village...

STEM Program includes Advanced Gateway to Technology option

STEM Program

MATTAWA — Eighth-grade students at Wahluke Junior High School have an elective option this year that focuses on improved technological literacy.

Fair history barn to expand function

The Grant County Fair History Barn has been a hit-and-miss affair for some years now. Three of us have taken the barn under our wing for the past few years, but our efforts have not allowed our county’s history to shine.

Nearly 26,000 nursing home deaths reported as lockdowns ease

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least a quarter of the COVID-19 deaths in the United States were among nursing home residents, a new report said, a disclosure that came as coronavirus restrictions eased Monday even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks.