Earth Station: The Afterlife of Technology at the End of the World

The Jamesburg Earth Station is a massive satellite receiver in a remote valley in California. It played a central role in satellite communications for three decades, but had been forgotten until the current ...

Mack-nificent Big 5 contest: Farris, Enos power Panthers past Tigers

ARCATA -- If Houdini is somewhere in Parker Farris' family tree, it would not be surprising. Hitting a hanging jumper while drawing a foul when he had no other choice, the McKinelyville High junior guard not only executed a great escape, but his

One Drug Abstinence Method Earns a Second Look

One Drug Abstinence Method Earns a Second Look Often ignored in favor of medical detoxification, short-term rehab or outpatient services and self-help groups, long-term drug and alcohol rehabilitation is emerging as a critical choice to make earlier in the treatment process, especially through intervention by family members alarmed by current figures of the overdose deaths of 100 people daily ...

Suspect in St. Cloud AK-47 attack left suicide note, loved Satan, cops say

David Penney followed American tradition of lone gunmen angry at society and bent on destruction, records show David Penney was 7 years old when cops first reported he threatened to kill someone. That was Sept. 28, 2000, at Hickory Tree Elementary School when a school librarian reprimanded him. "I will bring a gun to school and get her next time," teachers heard him say, according to a report ...

Local exhibit showcases multi-generational family's artistic and musical talents

In any given family, it's not unusual for it to include a member or two with artistic talent. And then there's the Rodenberg family of southern Indiana.