It started with a dog playing with a squeaky toy. The relentless sound, like a rubber ducky in a child’s bathtub, penetrated my concentration as I tried to serve a tennis ball and failed. And failed.

ANAHEIM — Oswald Peraza has carried spring training into the season, so far. The Angels took a flier on Peraza at the trade deadline last year, grabbing a player who had been a solid defender but had ...

The Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society will host a Spring Pepper Walk and celebrate local Native American culture and heritage during two upcoming events held at the historic Dreibelbis farm in ...

Amazing things happen in nature as spring begins. The weather changes, plants and trees begin to flourish, and animals start to emerge from their hiding places. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. In spring, when temperatures rise above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and usher in gentle rains, a plethora of life emerges from the forest. Last year, I went ...

FROGS KICK UP THE dB: With the arising warmth on the mainland, season-harbingering spring peepers are already sounding off. Their piercing mating calls resonating even during near-freezing nights.

Now that winter winds are no longer whipping down our mountain slopes and the icy snows are melting fast, the green carpet of life can start threading its way inexorably, steadily upward into every ...

LOS ANGELES — On a gloomy Tuesday morning, the atmosphere around the USC football team was anything but. At the start of media availability, the team was stretching to the sounds of a country music ...

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Britain, so it was believed, was once the haunt of murderous dragons, or ‘wyrms’ as they were known in medieval times. But the closest these islands have to real dragons are the far more endearing ...

Volunteers in New York help amphibians cross roads during spring migrations, reducing deaths from traffic. The project has recorded tens of thousands of animals, providing valuable long-term ...

Kurt Ullrich lives in rural Jackson County. His book "The Iowa State Fair" is available from the University of Iowa Press. When spring arrives, I don’t open windows, inviting in fresh air and hopeful ...