Paul McCartney either had a very good seventies or a terribly bad seventies; it just depends on who you’re talking to. In my experience, those taking the side of “bad” tend to be Beatle purists or ...

COLUMBIA — Despite holiday excitement, a Columbia animal shelter director said the season isn't quite as magical for them. “This is just a really tough time of year for us," said Melody Whitworth, the ...

Runner Nikki Hiltz took second place at the ninth Kalakaua Merrie Mile elite race in Honolulu on Saturday. The Aptos native, 31, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, and uses they/them ...

Nikki Hiltz won last year’s Kalakaua Merrie Mile and will be looking for a repeat. Although he did not get a spot in the pro race that includes 20 world-class men and women, there will be plenty of ...

Excited barks and wagging tails helped usher in the holiday season during the weekend. MidMo Dog Center hosted its first Holidog Party on Sunday. With Christmas music filling the air and a table of ...

The 2025 National Dog Show, hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia, featured 201 breeds competing in this year's event. This show has been a Thanksgiving Day tradition since 1933 and has crowned a ...

The key to capturing a Best In Show award is a simple and self-referential adage. And it also describes what Soleil, a black Belgian Sheepdog, did with stunning grace, perfection and poise to win the ...

1,994 dogs representing 201 breeds will compete at the 2025 National Dog Show Presented by Purina, with the event set to air on Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 27 – at 12 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...

Merrie Jo Vaughn, age 78 of Canton, passed away Monday, October 27, 2025 at her home. She was born February 12, 1947, in Canton, the daughter of the late Don and Marcella “Pete” Hostetler. Merrie Jo ...

New research reveals that people aren’t just imagining it—dogs and their owners share striking similarities, from matching hairstyles to mirrored temperaments. Hope, an Afghan hound, sports the same ...