(Phys.org) -- Bit by bit over the last two decades, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's iconic Washburn Observatory has been restored to its original sheen. The dome was refurbished in the 1990s and the building itself was restored and updated ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- When Bubba Scott announced he was stepping down as ex­ecutive director of the Ala­bama High School Athletic Association 22 years ago, his choice for successor was obvious. By then, Dan Washburn had established himself as ...

It was a remarkable 24 hours at the Washburn Center for Children of Minneapolis earlier this month. The state bonding bill was approved about noon May 9, containing $5 million to help build a new $21 million Washburn Center. Folks were thrilled.

“All these guns are real,” said the arsenal’s owner, Rick Washburn, a former actor whose company, the Specialists, has become an emporium for production weapons on the East Coast. While the guns once fired live ammunition, they have been ...

Selection of the new Washburn police chief likely will come down to dollars. But that doesn't necessarily mean salary. Both finalists for the job work in nearby municipalities whose employees contribute to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, according ...

No list of NBA busts is complete without mention of Chris Washburn, the No. 3 overall selection in 1986 whose career quickly tanked because of drug use. By 1987 he entered rehab for cocaine addiction and by 1989 he was banned for life from the NBA for ...

When I would come to visit during my 30 years living other places, I always knew I was arriving “home” when I came east on Interstate 74 and made the turn to see the expanse of Mount Airy Forest. Since moving home for real last year, I have ...

U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia in his written ruling agreed that Ryan Talley, 30, a former Washburn University psychology graduate student, was an intern and not an employee of Correct Care Solutions, a health care contractor for the Topeka ...

If a festival is held this August in Washburn, it probably will not have an additional, recommended layer of insurance. During its regular meeting Monday night, the Village Board rejected by voice vote its attorney's advice that various street-festival ...

When full-team OTAs get under way next week, we'll start to get a sense of how the pieces fit along the Eagles' defensive line. Of course, it's not as simple as just cutting two. We still have about three months to get through, which could bring ...