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Mortality has always captured the human imagination. Art, philosophy, ceremony, comedy, tourism, religion, record-keeping, pop culture – it all contain traces of our fascination with the inevitable. But the ways in which we have explored and discussed it over time have shifted along with our culture. This is one of the many reasons Barb Romero and Anne Whigham became preoccupied with death.

When it comes to her kids’ Halloween costumes, Devon Weaver has learned to take a laid-back approach.

A hundred years ago, Maryland’s first state forester, Fred Besley, issued a challenge to residents: Go out in the woods and find the biggest tree you can. Then collect its measurements and send them to Annapolis, along with directions on how to find the tree. Whoever found the biggest tree would win $25.

To get into almost any kind of event, it usually takes a ticket, some cash or another form of compensation.

Ten people were shot, two fatally, late Sunday morning at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township after a Genesee County man allegedly rammed his truck through the church's entrance and opened fire. A 40-year-old man from Burton also is accused of setting fire to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4285 McCandlish Road. After authorities responded to the scene, the suspect was killed ...

Tropical Storm Imelda formed on Sunday afternoon and will bring deteriorating conditions along Florida’s coast as the system moves over the Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center. A tropical storm watch remains in effect along Florida’s east coast from the Palm Beach/Martin county line north to the Flagler/Volusia county line. As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. advisory, the center of Imelda ...

Another hunter died Friday in southern Colorado’s Conejos County, just over a week after two missing elk hunters who caught national attention were found dead, according to the sheriff’s office. Conejos County dispatchers received a call for help from hunters in a remote area of the South San Juan Wilderness shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to a news release from the sheriff’s ...

The Trump administration plans to construct nearly 10 miles of new wall system along the San Diego-Mexico border, waiving certain environmental laws and regulations to do so, officials said. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued the waiver “to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads,” according to a Federal Register notice posted on Tuesday. The projects involve ...

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has faced a federal bribery indictment and stunningly low approval ratings as the leader of the nation's largest city, dropped his bid on Sunday for a second term.

From 1975: Worried city officials watched “helplessly” and were “seemingly powerless” to solve the Spokane Transit System’s financial crisis.

Come autumn, there’s no place like home for the western boxelder bug.

A developer has preliminary plans to split a 5-acre property with a single home into 17 separate properties housing dozens of residents.

OTHELLO – Cuando ve el trabajo de su hija en la televisión, Dora Vargas no ve las luces brillantes ni los premios.

OTHELLO – When she catches a glimpse of her daughter’s work on TV, Dora Vargas doesn’t see the bright lights or the awards.