A bear was captured Thursday morning after running free in a northeast Bakersfield neighborhood.

Brown has been the manager of the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate in Tacoma and has worked as a manager in the Mariners farm system for the last 13 seasons.

A scenic spring and summer driving route through Mount Rainier National Park reopens in time for the warm and sunny weekend.

A 35-year-old man was arrested Thursday after he assaulted several people on a Metro bus, attacked two police officers, stole a patrol car and led police on a chase through Queen Anne, police said.

Cinco de Mayo for big cats! Watch Reno the leopard playing with his piñata before tearing it to shreds and devouring the treats inside.

The boy's parents caught the nap-and-nugget battle while they were on a flight from Cancun to Baltimore.

HONG KONG (AFP) - An inflatable bright yellow rubber duck six storeys high sails into Hong Kong harbour to the cheers of hundreds of people who gather to watch the classic bathtime-inspired artistic creation.

A 22-year-old man told police that his "reckless" actions directly caused the death of a 23-month-old baby last night in Selah, according to court documents. David Holbrook, 22, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon on suspicion of manslaughter.

New figures showing a sharp increase in suicides across the nation among middle-aged Americans show an even bigger increase in Oregon.

A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills.