You could pay more to stay at certain campsites and cabins, use boat ramps or hike a popular trail outside Boise if a proposed U.S. Forest Service fee hike is approved. The Boise National Forest, which sprawls over 2.6 million acres, Monday announced the proposal to increase or implement fees at 66 campgrounds, cabins, boat […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has arrested a Japanese business executive, along with dozens of local businessmen, for allegedly selling rice at prices well above the officially regulated ones, state-run media said Monday. The reports said Hiroshi Kasamatsu, a director of Aeon Orange, was detained. Aeon Orange operates several supermarkets in Myanmar and is […]
Five people, including a child, were killed following a massive firecracker depot blast in the Philippines on Saturday, according to emergency officials. Another 38 people were injured in the incident, with eight of them in critical condition, officials added. The blast reportedly happened around 4pm local time, creating a 20m-long crater in the ground and […]
A controversial state of emergency in Belize to crack down on a surge of gang-related murders and other violent crimes has led to the arrest of nearly a hundred people. The order, announced on Tuesday, gives police the power to search homes without a warrant and detain suspects for up to 90 days. Originally implemented […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, killing seven civilians, including children, and wounding dozens more, local authorities reported. Ukrainian officials published photos of bodies stretched out under picnic blankets in a park in Vilniansk, and deep craters in the blackened earth next to the charred, twisted remains of […]
DEKALB COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A blaze broke out in DeKalb County Friday night, leaving a machine shop seriously damaged. The DeKalb County Fire Department said it responded to a report of an industrial structure fire at Liberty Machine Shop along East Main Street in Liberty shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28. According […]
For more than 50 years, Patagonia has built a reputation as one of the most respected brands on the planet. Aside from producing fleece vests that are equally ubiquitous in corporate offices and mountain lodges, the outdoor-apparel company is known for being outspoken about climate change and for donating a portion of its sales to […]
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Animal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod on Saturday after 125 of the creatures stranded themselves a day earlier. Teams in Massachusetts found one group of 10 Atlantic white-sided dolphins swimming in a dangerously shallow area at dawn on Saturday, and managed […]
Hundreds of Black voters gathered to watch Thursday night’s presidential debate. Channel 2′s Elizabeth Rawlins was live outside of one watch party at The Gathering Spot in northwest Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] One panelist said Black voters want to hear what the candidates are doing for public safety […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A passenger train derailment in northern Russia killed three people and injured dozens, officials said Thursday. The 14-carriage train derailed Wednesday night in Russia’s northern republic of Komi, state rail company Russian Railways said in a statement, with nine carriages coming off the tracks. About 40 people were injured, 10 of them […]
CHICAGO — The alleged shooter in the Highland Park 4th of July mass shooting Wednesday rejected a plea deal that would have put him in prison for life. Assistant State’s Attorney Ben Dillon said Robert Crimo III would plead guilty to seven counts of murder, and 48 counts of aggravated battery. He was to be […]
A Northern California couple has been charged in connection to hoarding more than 100 cats while operating a “feral” cat rescue that led to investigators recovering 46 dead felines, authorities said. A husband and wife face felony charges of cruelty to animals and willful harm or injury to children, according to Yuba Superior Court records. […]