PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The city of Astoria is one of several defendants being sued for nearly $10 million over the collapse of the Buoy Brewery two years ago. The building on the Astoria waterfront was destroyed on June 14, 2022, but the lawsuit — filed by the brewery’s former insurance company — claims the […]
This article was originally published in Alaska Beacon. About a dozen preschoolers played in the snowmelt in the yard of Hillcrest Children’s Center in Anchorage this April. Most were zipped into heavy duty outerwear against the spring chill. All of them were splattered with dirt. “One of our values is mud,” said Christina Eubanks, the […]
A buoy seen mysteriously moving back and forth in Florida’s Kissimmee River is raising concerns that it may be attached to something alive and dangerous in the water. An investigation has revealed that assumption is partially true: It is attached to something alive, the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office says. “We have received reports about a […]
Gov. Greg Abbott‘s disregard of a Supreme Court order to comply with federal agents at the southern border isn’t making fellow Texas Republicans nervous. It’s making them even bigger fans of the governor’s aggressive posture. The state is embroiled in two major court battles with DOJ over its use of razor wire and floating buoys […]
During World War II there were all sorts of technological innovations applied to a new kind of warfare, one that focused on destruction from the seas and skies. One of my favorite YouTube creators, a Scot named Calum, has covered the subject of one such fascinating failed innovation — the rescue bouy — at length, […]
Water covers roughly two thirds of our planet in a cold, dark blanket thousands of meters thick. Those vast global waters hold never-before-seen creatures, undiscovered ecosystems, and untold secrets. In the case of one well-meaning teenager, the ocean hides monsters and the truth of her identity as Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (streaming now on Peacock). […]