By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – A man who was indicted in Montana for hunting and killing bald eagles, the national symbol of the U.S. that nearly went extinct, has agreed to plead guilty in a plea deal and now faces 12 years in prison. Travis John Branson, 48, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The lyrics to “Hotel California” and other classic Eagles songs should never have ended up at auction, Don Henley told a court Wednesday. “I always knew those lyrics were my property. I never gifted them or gave them to anybody to keep or sell,” the Eagles co-founder said on the last […]
Beloved bald eagles Jackie and Shadow have been protecting three eggs through heavy rain and snowstorms in their Southern California nest. Now it’s almost time for the first egg to hatch, Friends of Big Bear Valley executive director Sandy Steers said in a Feb. 26 Facebook post. Steers said one egg is under “pip watch” […]
Don Henley said on Monday that he never gave away handwritten pages of draft lyrics to Hotel California and other Eagles hits. He called them “very personal” in testimony that also delved into an ugly but unrelated episode: his 1980 arrest. Henley, the Grammy-winning co-founder of one of the most successful bands in rock history, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley took the stand Monday at the criminal trial surrounding what he says were stolen, handwritten draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. The Eagles co-founder was expected to tell his version of how handwritten pages from the development of the band’s blockbuster 1976 album made their way […]
NEW YORK (AP) — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a dark desert highway” and “a lovely place” with a luxurious surface and ominous undertones. And something on ice, perhaps caviar […]
A California bald eagle couple is now caring for three eggs as their loyal international following monitors the little family with bated breath. Jackie and Shadow have been taking turns keeping the clutch warm since Jackie laid the first egg on Jan. 25; the other two followed on Jan. 28 and 31. Their nest sits […]
WASHINGTON — The FBI this week arrested a New Jersey man who wore a throwback Philadelphia Eagles beanie to the Jan. 6 riot after online “sedition hunters” identified him with the help of facial recognition and Facebook photos from a 2020 family trip to a pumpkin patch. Lee Giobbie, 40, a financial adviser from Eastampton, […]
Jan. 23—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph HINTON — Numerous living symbols of America were sighted and counted recently when experienced spotters joined volunteers for the 19th Winter Eagle Survey in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. Bald eagles hunt and nest in both Virginias, so volunteers join veteran spotters to count their numbers. Eagle […]
WATCH: Bald eagles seen floating on iceberg in Merrimack River A stunning video captured by a Boston 25 News viewer showed a pair of bald eagles floating on an iceberg in the Merrimack River in Massachusetts over the weekend. Lauren Loughlin shared a video of the eagles on the ice under the Rocks Village Bridge […]
The NFL postseason playoffs are in full swing, and next up is the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Headed into the NFC playoff match, the Eagles (11-6) are currently favored to win over the Buccaneers (9-8). Ready to tune into the Philly vs. Tampa showdown? Here’s how to watch the Eagles at Buccaneers game […]
Two men are charged with killing thousands of federally protected eagles on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana and selling them on the black market, federal authorities said. One of the men then bragged about the “killing spree” and “committing felonies” in messages sent to buyers, charging documents say. Travis John Branson, a 48-year-old man […]