Family

Tucked away in the back of the Hayden Super 1 Shopping Center is the Village Bakery. Its four-year presence has been a rock of strength and acceptance for the special needs community, providing meaningful employment and hands-on training.

Colin Campbell was driving with his wife, Gail Lerner, and their two teens along Highway 62 near Morongo Valley, California, when a drunk driver going 90 miles an hour struck their car.

Dr. Universe: What if gravity pulled up, instead of down? – Kyle, Cedar Lake, Indiana

Wayne Corprew cut down a Christmas tree for his family at a farm in 2010 – and when he got to his truck to drive it home, he realized his wedding ring was missing. He searched to no avail, then reported it to Sue Bostic, who owned the 50-acre farm.

Dr. Universe: Do video games rot your brain? – Joie, 10, Texas

Forty-seven years ago, BethAnn Long got the wedding of her dreams – including the groom.

Dr. Universe: What would happen if you put a baseball-sized piece of neutron star on the Earth? Would it fall to the core of the Earth and become part of the core or pass through the Earth? – MacKenzie, 12, Louisiana

I’m smitten with a marmot.

In late May, a husky puppy arrived at a shelter in Austin weighing just three pounds, about half the weight she should have been. She was fished out of the bottom of a trash can - whimpering, cold and barely clinging to life.

On her first day volunteering at a public library in Sterling Heights, Michigan, Helen Poniatowski was flipping through a donated book when something unusual caught her eye: a timeworn wedding photo tucked between the pages.

Dr. Universe: How many species do we have on Earth? – Varish, 10, Michigan

Spokane’s farmers markets overflow with apples, cherries, tomatoes, leafy greens and other locally grown bounty. Each has a distinct vibe.

Entrepreneurship is part of the DeVries’ DNA.

The Mudi blazed down the course in a blur.

Everybody knows that drought is bad for growing things, but it wasn’t until last year that I learned heavy rain following drought is also bad, at least for tomatoes. The dry weather causes their skin to lose elasticity, and the sudden increase in moisture causes them to swell and burst. The fruit is still edible if you pick it fast enough, but a tomato becomes bug bait as soon as its insides are exposed. Crops don’t wait, and they often don’t keep.

The world knows Bing Crosby.

One sunny morning in 2023, Dale went to a beach in Oahu, Hawaii, to surf 3-foot waves in the Pacific Ocean.