In today's fast-paced world, headphones are more than just a tool for listening to music. They have become an essential part of daily life, catering to various activities and preferences.
After the closing of a struggling newspaper in San Francisco, reporter Maya Wong has to return home to Oahu despite not having been back since she left to attend graduate school in California. Now living in a “condotel” in Waikiki, Maya has taken on a well-paying ghostwriting job for the wealthy developer Parker Hamilton.
The holidays are a time to gather with loved ones, to feel the warmth of family in the place we call home. For many of our adoptable pets, however, that dream remains out of reach. Their "home" is a shelter––a place full of care, but still missing the love and stability of a forever family. While we do our best to provide them with comfort and attention, nothing compares to the joy of being in a home filled with people who love you.
December 18, 2024 was Reedley’s Police Chief Joe Garza’s last day on the job after 36 years with the Reedley Police Department. Recently, KRL took a moment to chat with Chief Garza and look back at his career.
This week we have reviews and giveaways of 3 more fun mysteries as we play catchup for the end of 2024-A Slay Ride Together With You: Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series by Vicki Delaney, All’s Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally, The Night Woods by Paula Munier, and Murder on the Page by Daryl Wood Gerber.
Silent are the Dead follows D.M. Rowell’s 2023 Mary Higgins Clark Award finalist, Never Name the Dead, with another mystery for Kiowa Nation member Mae “Mud” Sawpole.
We are changing this column to include an interview with authors about their current and upcoming works in progress. Our first author is Rob Osler, author of the Hayden and Friends Mysteries and the upcoming mystery novel, The Case of the Missing Maid, set to be released in early January but covered in this article last month.
Whitstable Pearl stars Kerry Godliman as Pearl Nolan who owns a restaurant she named Whitstable Pearl. Her mother, Dolly, helps out, and they have a young chef named Ruby. Pearl also has her own private investigation firm—she used to be with the police until she got pregnant and had her son Charlie who has gone away to Canada to spend some time with his father.
by Sarah Peterson-Camacho
Sunday, November 2, 1986, Day of the DeadHalloween was on a Friday that year—a boon to schoolkids flying high on a candy-fueled sugar rush, and for those party-hardy adults who’d be nursing hangovers the next day. All had that entire weekend to recover.
Frosty, my certified therapy dog, and I visited an assisted living facility every week. Many of the residents had Alzheimer symptoms. Nevertheless, the residents all loved seeing Frosty, and she loved visiting. For some, we were their only regular visitors.
