Atmospheric rivers are powerful storm systems that can cause intense flooding and billions of dollars in damage. The storms are airborne rivers of water vapor pushed by wind. Such phenomena can measure 2,000 miles long and 500 miles across, and can carry about as much water as 25 Mississippi Rivers. One such system is slamming […]
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Duck hunters hear cry for help, then see boaters floating in river, Florida rescuers say
Under the cover of darkness, two commercial boat captains launched their boats in a Florida river to pick up clients for a day of duck hunting. Brice Williamson and Clay Sorrell, hunting and fishing guides and captains with Williamson Outfitters in Eastpoint, were on the water by 6 a.m. on Jan. 20 and headed toward […]
Jill Biden counters attacks on Joe’s age, Hunter’s trials
First lady Jill Biden defended attacks against her family in an interview on MSNBC aired Thursday as President Joe Biden’s campaign faces scrutiny in his fight to win reelection. The president has received criticism over his age — he’s currently 81 and would be 86 by the end of a second term. Jill Biden described […]
After hunters used bait, bear killings surged near Myrtle Beach
Every fall for the past three years, the state has given hunters permission to put food in the woods of coastal South Carolina to attract bears. Then, when bears sauntered up to eat the food, some of those sportsmen shot the bruins. The practice is called baiting and it’s part of a population control strategy […]