IN THE 1960S, surfing instructors in Hawaii discovered a great way to increase tips: While their tourist-students lay prone on boards trying to catch waves, the instructors would hang cameras on their ...

Stand up paddle boarding is not as easy as it looks, Colin advised, but it’s much easier to learn than surfing. Within an hour, he promised, just about anyone can master the basics. A big part of the ...

Many people who live in our state have floated the Yakima River from Ellensburg to the Roza Dam at one point or another. For some, it’s a yearly tradition — for others, time spent floating down this ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...