Zodiac killer’s 1969 cipher finally solved 51 years after it was sent to San Francisco Chronicle

One of the longest-running mysteries in the ‘Zodiac Killer’ saga has finally been solved after an international code-breaking team cracked the notorious ‘340 Cipher’ sent to the San Francisco Chronicle 51 years ago.  The letter has been puzzling authorities and amateur sleuths since it arrived at the newspaper’s officer in November 1969, four years after … Read more

The Way West: New book of images chronicle the Plains states from Idaho to Wyoming

The teen throws her head back in laughter and the jubilation is plain on her face. Holding her trophy and ribbon, she was named champion for her prized lamb. In the Plains states, many kids raise animals – lambs, steers, rabbits – while growing up, and then show them off by competing at their local … Read more