By Isabell Marcina Hometown Weekly Staff School vacation week means kids and parents alike are looking for something to do.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Reptile Gardens opens for the season Saturday, Feb. 28, months after a fire damaged one of its animal habitats. Investigators determined the cause of the fire was ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Reptile Gardens opens for the season Saturday, months after a fire damaged one of its animal habitats. Investigators determined the cause of the fire was an undetermined ...

Wildlife trafficking is one of the world's most widespread illegal trades, contributing to biodiversity loss, organized crime, and public health risks. Once concentrated in physical markets, much of ...

Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...

The Home Builders Association of Greater Peoria has announced that the Official Spring Home Show will be held February 27-March 1, 2026, at the Peoria Civic Center. It is the ...

The best college football logos of all time in a draft--what's better than that?

Snakes may be feared, but many animals hunt them. Explore how predators adapt to venom, speed, and defense to shape ...

The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...

Across islands, grasslands, forests, and swamps, we search for reptiles that are not the largest on Earth - but the largest of their own kind. From New Caledonia’s giant gecko to Madagascar’s massive ...