The passing of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on 28 May 2025 marks the end of a remarkable period in ...

Makerere University has celebrated the life and legacy of Ngugi wa Thiong’o the renowned African novelist, thinker, and ...

Eighteen rivers are forecast to reach major flooding levels across Western Washington through Friday, including four expected to shatter records. It could mean extensive inundation, property damage ...

An atmospheric river brought heavy rain to western Washington late Friday afternoon — the eve of Halloween. “The main threat with this system is the heavy rain, though wind gusts in the 20–35 mph ...

RENTON, Wash. — A peaceful area along the Cedar River between Renton and Maple Valley was about to take a turn for the industrial, but instead will become a park with trails and open spaces. READ MORE ...

Time to take off your hazmat suit and put on your swimsuit. The state has declared that the notoriously polluted Harlem River is now officially a “swimmable” waterway — but activists say the river is ...

A Mississippi River bridge, a transportation lifeline connecting Lansing in northeast Iowa to Wisconsin, is set to close in October. Iowa and Wisconsin transportation departments determined in July ...

The wildfire burning on southwest Oregon’s Rogue River exploded to 17,316 acres by Sept. 28 and brought new evacuations to one of the world's most beloved river canyons. The Moon Complex tripled in ...

Literary giant Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is set to be inducted to the Kenya Publishers Association's Hall of Fame in the upcoming Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF). According to NIBF chair Mary ...

A boat pushes barges down the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newport, Kentucky, in the early morning hours of February 24, 2023. The headlining musical acts for America's River Roots ...

Two weeks ago, the Spokane Riverkeeper's office received multiple reports that part of the Spokane River had run completely dry. By the time Water Protector Katelyn Scott made it out to the portion of ...