Keep assembled pet carriers and leashes ready. Have your name, cell number and vet's name and office number written clearly on carriers. For more information on preparing pets for evacuation, see the ...

Few objects symbolize the pandemic as well as the N95. Impossible to find until they were ubiquitous, the double-strapped respirator stamped with all those letters and numbers confined many faces in ...

The scientists had stressed that the idea of airborne transmission of the new virus was still mostly theoretical, but they’d ...

Columnist Caroline Gainer, who's had her own problems when seasons change this time of year, offers tips for those like her ...

Power was knocked out Sunday morning in the Lacey area after a driver crashed into a power pole, according to the Thurston ...

As flu and COVID cases rise (many of them deadly), how will the local theater scene adjust its communal experience?

Store water in bottles in the freezer - it keeps it cool if the power goes out and can be drinking ... gloves, glasses, and an N95 mask. Wear a hat, long pants and long sleeves. Keep your children and ...

The internet is a treasure trove of oddities, and nowhere is that more evident than in the subreddit “What is this thing?”. A ...

Use air conditioning instead of opening windows to help keep indoor air cool and filter out allergens ... consider wearing a face mask to limit how much pollen you inhale. The N95 masks that became ...

Use air conditioning instead of opening windows to help keep indoor air cool and filter ... consider wearing a face mask to limit how much pollen you inhale. The N95 masks that became available ...