From kelp forests to sea grass meadows, these charismatic predators are quietly holding parts of the coast together.

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Several Disney cartoons and characters from 1930 have entered the public domain this year. Works in the public domain are no longer protected by copyright and can be freely used and shared. Other ...

Alex Misiak last skated for the Erie Otters on Dec. 13. The native of Slovakia left to compete for his home country in the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship. There won’t be a welcome-home party, ...

Nov. 23: There’s a new level of property tax rebellion this time. But it’s not all bad news. Scott Stantis editorial cartoon for Nov. 23, 2025, on the latest property tax bills. (Scott Stantis/For the ...

On Friday, the zoo shared photos of Alki the otter celebrating his birthday. Marine mammal keepers set up special decorations to make sure his day was special. A sea otter at the Pittsburgh Zoo has ...

Dec. 13 marked exactly one year since the death of Erie Otters’ owner Jim Waters. Waters, who was 73, purchased the Ontario Hockey League franchise in 2015. His decade of leadership crested two years ...

Originally starting out airing reruns of previous animated shows and movies, Cartoon Network quickly became a leading platform for original animated TV programming. As the cable channel expanded its ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Aquarium has a new resident making a splash. Ruby, a southern sea otter from Monterey Bay Aquarium, arrived in Seattle this week and is already settling into her new home ...

It was a foggy October afternoon on the central California coast when the Marine Mammal Center got a call on their public hotline: there were distressed cries coming from the frigid waters in Morro ...