Most Americans are taught that Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover North America. However, the story of ...

October 9 is Leif Erikson Day, but don't go grabbing that horned hat to wear just yet.

I can’t quite see it from my house, but as an east sider I lay eyes on Forest Park nearly every day, the green backdrop to the city. I’ve never been a regular visitor, though, a bit intimidated by the ...

I am surprised and disappointed that the Post Falls City Council would decide not to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday and recognize Columbus Day instead. The Juneteenth celebrates the formal military ...

The recent column in the News Tribune about Duluth’s laid-out, her-future-uncertain, eight-foot-tall replica Statue of Liberty got me thinking. Would Duluth allow that to happen to the Leif Erikson ...

Ice covers Lake Superior near Leif Erikson Park Friday in Duluth. Ice grew rapidly over the Great Lakes with the recent cold snap. As of Feb. 5, nearly half of Lake Superior is covered ice according ...

Elsmo will become president of Mosaic Family Health on Jan. 26, 2026, succeeding Dr. Vogel. Elsmo brings more than 20 years of experience in healthcare, academic medicine and nonprofits, with a focus ...

Mosaic Family Health in downtown Appleton has named Leif Elsmo as its new president effective Jan. 26. Elsmo will succeed Dr. Lee Vogel, who will retire as executive director and transition to a ...

A month into his junior season, Bend High’s Leif Larwin is thinking about more than what he can accomplish on the high school wrestling mats in Oregon. The defending two-time state champion says this ...

Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer from Iceland, born around 970-980 C.E., who is widely believed to be the first European to set foot in North America — approximately 500 years before Christopher ...