With a little patience and a high-density filter, Eastern Washington residents were able to catch a glimpse of the Monday, April 8, solar eclipse. In our region, at about 11:35 a.m., the moon covered from 26.1-28.5% of the sun. The partial eclipse began here at 10:39 a.m. and ended at 12:31 p.m.…With a little patience and a high-density filter, Eastern Washington residents were able to catch a glimpse of the Monday, April 8, solar eclipse. In our region, at about 11:35 a.m., the moon covered from 26.1-28.5% of the sun. The partial eclipse began here at 10:39 a.m. and ended at 12:31 p.m.WW…

PASCO- A second man has been arrested in connection with an odometer fraud case out of Othello.Terry Ryan Cissne, 49, of Pasco, was arrested Thursday, April 4, and booked into the Franklin County Jail on charges of second-degree theft and driving under the influence. Additional charges are expected to be filed in connection with the odometer fraud case out of Adams County.Cissne is the second to be arrested in the case being investigated by the Adams County Sheriff's Office deputies.Reynaldo "Rey" Valdez Garza Jr., 52, of Othello, was booked into the same jail March 5 for second-degree...…PASCO- A second man has been arrested in connection with an odometer fraud case out of Othello.Terry Ryan Cissne, 49, of Pasco, was arrested Thursday, April 4, and booked into the Franklin County Jail on charges of second-degree theft and driving under the influence. Additional charges are expected to be filed in connection with the odometer fraud case out of Adams County.Cissne is the second to be arrested in the case being investigated by the Adams County Sheriff's Office deputies.Reynaldo "Rey" Valdez Garza Jr., 52, of Othello, was booked into the same jail March 5 for second-degree...WW…

If it feels like GPS has been around forever, that's because it has. Well, at least the human brain-powered version. People have been making their way around the world—with and without maps—for ages. It is a true survival instinct. It has been just a few decades since humans outsourced their wayfinding to global navigation satellite systems.The United States only completed its global positioning system in 1993. Perhaps because superpowers don't want to rely on something outside their control, many other countries have their own version. Russia has GLONASS (1995), Europe has Galileo (2016),...…If it feels like GPS has been around forever, that's because it has. Well, at least the human brain-powered version. People have been making their way around the world—with and without maps—for ages. It is a true survival instinct. It has been just a few decades since humans outsourced their wayfinding to global navigation satellite systems.The United States only completed its global positioning system in 1993. Perhaps because superpowers don't want to rely on something outside their control, many other countries have their own version. Russia has GLONASS (1995), Europe has Galileo (2016),...WW…

Humans have been looking to the sky to make sense of the world around us for thousands of years. Ancient cave paintings seem to show humans began using the position of the stars to keep track of time as early as 40,000 years ago. Archaeological evidence also indicates astronomy was one of the first natural sciences developed by many ancient civilizations.Based on the earliest recorded history, humans have long tried to assign scientific, philosophical, and spiritual meaning to the movements of stars and planets. Alongside the development of astronomical knowledge was the belief, held by...…Humans have been looking to the sky to make sense of the world around us for thousands of years. Ancient cave paintings seem to show humans began using the position of the stars to keep track of time as early as 40,000 years ago. Archaeological evidence also indicates astronomy was one of the first natural sciences developed by many ancient civilizations.Based on the earliest recorded history, humans have long tried to assign scientific, philosophical, and spiritual meaning to the movements of stars and planets. Alongside the development of astronomical knowledge was the belief, held by...WW…

A rainbow appears to end at a barn on Spangle-Waverly Road near the town of Spangle last week. The rainbow and sunset combined to cast a golden hue over the farm.…A rainbow appears to end at a barn on Spangle-Waverly Road near the town of Spangle last week. The rainbow and sunset combined to cast a golden hue over the farm.WW…