California
The family behind Koda Farms, the creator of beloved rice strains such as Kokuho Rose and Sho-Chiku-Bai, will end rice production after nearly 100 years.
Aug. 23, 2024
Food
The family behind Koda Farms rice licensed its trademarks to Western Foods. But the family is not selling their land in South Dos Palos.
Aug. 22, 2024
Climate & Environment
A renewed effort to list burrowing owls under the California Endangered Species Act just cleared an early hurdle. Conservationists say the situation for the owls that nest underground has only gotten worse in recent years.
Aug. 2, 2024
World & Nation
The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has resigned from another police job in West Virginia.
July 2, 2024
Chargers
Chargers rookie wide receiver Brenden Rice says his father, Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, isn’t happy his son wasn’t taken until the 225th pick of the draft.
May 11, 2024
Letters to the Editor
A plan to shoot barred owls to help the native spotted owl ignores the root cause of this dilemma: logging, logging, logging.
April 8, 2024
Opinion
A proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife agency to shoot naturally migrating barred owls because they are moving into spotted owl territory is fraught and ought to be rethought.
April 2, 2024
A reader writes about the dangers development poses to the native habitats of burrowing owls, which advocates are petitioning to be listed as endangered or threatened under the state’s Endangered Species Act.
April 1, 2024
An easy, flavorful and low-fat lunch or dinner salad recipe that uses honey-roasted turkey breast: Island Turkey-Rice Salad
Feb. 23, 2024
What can go wrong when humans try to outsmart Mother Nature? Plus more from the week so far in Opinion
April 3, 2024