IONIA COUNTY, MI — Two weeks after confirming his return home for two dates in August, Billy Strings has unveiled plans for the inaugural “Ionia Freak Fair.” Strings, raised in nearby Muir, will take ...

She's more than 23 feet long, and verified by Guinness World Records. Snake rescuer Budi Purwanto runs a shelter for rescued pythons. He saved the record-breaking snake Ibu Baron, a name which means ...

Ionia County native Billy Strings netted his third Grammy win in six years on Sunday, Feb. 1, reeling in “Best Bluegrass Album” yet again. Strings, born William Apostol, earned the honors at the 68th ...

The Vitamin String Quartet will be returning to the Fox Theater to bring their unique blend of modern classical music to Spokane. For nearly three decades, the Vitamin String Quartet has combined a ...

A Florida python hunter captured a 202-pound female Burmese python in the Everglades. The captured snake is the second heaviest on record in Florida, measuring 16 feet, 10 inches long. Burmese pythons ...

Bluegrass guitar phenom Billy Strings has just announced that he will be extending his headlining tour through summer 2026, adding 11 dates in seven cities starting in July. The flatpicking virtuoso ...

Despite what you may have read, including right here in this very publication, Broken Strings Brewery & Taproom is very much open for business. Yes, we messed that one up. And we weren’t alone! Broken ...

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and other biological networks look the way they do. The prevailing theory held ...

When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions – as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another planet – they generally have the highest number of needs and the lowest ...

States will share $10 billion for rural health care next year in a program that aims to offset the Trump administration’s massive budget cuts to rural hospitals, federal officials announced Monday.

BRISTOL, Pa. (WPVI) -- With New Year's Day fast approaching, the Greater Kensington String Band is putting the finishing touches on its performance for the annual Mummers Parade. During one of the ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...