DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have a 1-year-old mixed-breed puppy named “Star” who I’d love to take on Saturday hikes with me. I’m an avid hiker who can do up to 20 miles or more per day. Is this too much for a young dog like her to handle? — Gary in Boulder, Colorado

DEAR GARY: Your instincts are right-on — that kind of mileage is too much for a puppy. But, depending on the dog, you can build Star’s stamina gradually, adding miles as she grows.

For a 1-year-old puppy, start with no more than a mile or two, and keep it light and fun. If Star whines at three-quarters of a mile, take a break for a few minutes and see if she’ll go on. If she shows signs of tiredness, like lagging...

Q: Do you know if they are going to make a second season of the new Justified series? — J.S.

A: It’s been more than a year since Justified: City Primeval premiered on FX. The reboot of the widely acclaimed original series Justified marked the return of Timothy Olyphant as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, but it wasn’t set in the hills of Kentucky anymore. Instead, his character was seen in Miami, contemplating retirement before he was summoned to Detroit for a new case.

Walton Goggins, who played Raylan’s longtime foe Boyd Crowder, told TV Insider that “everyone wants to do another lap of Justified.” But he said, “It’s just a matter of timing and whether or not FX...

In New Mexico, wildfire conditions are generally  receding by the month of August, but this year is different. The National Interagency Fire  Center’s Predictive Services outlook says that the state can expect an increase in fire potential into the month of October. The reasons why may be familiar – warmer and drier conditions brought on by climate change, and a relatively calm 2023 fire season in which very little vegetation burned.

Considering this, it’s important to remember the main reason wildfires start — human  activity. Humans make simple mistakes that can have devastating  consequences. Nationally, humans cause nearly 90% of all fires in the U.S. In New Mexico humans...

On Aug. 12, 2014, actress Lauren Bacall — whose debut film in 1944, To Have and Have Not (also featuring future husband Humphrey Bogart), brought her nearly instant fame — died in New York City at 89. Bacall’s notable career spanned almost seven decades and included The Big Sleep (1946), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996).

On Aug. 13, 1906, the all-Black infantrymen of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Regiment were accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite evidence of their innocence. All were dishonorably discharged. However, a later military investigation exonerated the men and their...