Tag: mountains

Shiny mystery monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas

A strange monolith found jutting out of rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities. Its discovery over the weekend, and quick removal, revived a pandemic-era mystery that captured the public’s imagination when similar objects began to appear around the world. How it got there is still a […]

BCSO searching the East Mountains for a missing woman in her eighties

Jun. 20—After eating dinner at a friend’s house a week ago, Bonny Dumond left for the seven-minute drive back to her Edgewood home. The 83-year-old woman hasn’t been seen since. Now, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find Dumond, as it’s very rare for someone to go missing for […]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park established

On this date in history: In 1215, under pressure from rebellious barons, England’s King John signed the Magna Carta, a crucial first step toward creating Britain’s constitutional monarchy. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin, in a dangerous experiment, demonstrated the relationship between lightning and electricity by flying a kite during a storm in Philadelphia. An iron key […]