The first step was easy. A book editor, impressed by Jeff Chang‘s acclaimed 2005 cultural history of hip-hop, “Can’t Stop Won ...

In small towns and rural communities across the United States, access to health care can mean the difference between life and ...

Margaret Atwood’s new “Book of Lives” is subtitled “a memoir of sorts” — and in fact, it’s a venerable sort, a ...

Oliver Wang, a sociology professor and author at Cal State Long Beach, spent years griping to his friends about the lack of ...

Are dictionaries going the way of dodos, pocket calculators and civil discourse? Some dictionaries are still printed but, ...

Two new collections, “Night Watch” by Kevin Young and “Startlement: New and Selected Poems” by Ada Limón, showcase strikingly ...

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are putting their married days behind them. The estranged pair settled their divorce Monday, ...

CROCKER WINS. Monache cross country assistant coach and social media running influencer Mary Crocker won her age group in the ...

Porterville’s Hot Dog Man, Sal Cortez, was at it again on Halloween, Friday, doing his annual grilling of hot dogs for trick ...

The City of Porterville is proud to announce the launch of its Stuff the Bus Community Food Drive Campaign, which will be ...

Politics in the year after a presidential election are typically focused on local and statewide contests. But the races ...

The beat of drums echoed through the cool November night air, mingling with the scent of burning sage and the low murmur of a ...