In June of 1969, Lake Tobesofkee opened to the public, and Frank Patterson got a job as one of the park’s first rangers. The lake was a project years in the making. Conversations surrounding the creation of a reservoir for flood control and protection from erosion started in 1954, and soil was first turned in […]
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Connecticut governor to replant more than 180 trees, thousands of bushes cut down behind his house
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday was officially ordered by his local inland wetlands agency to replant more than 180 trees and thousands of bushes that were chopped down in November on property behind the Democrat’s Greenwich home. While one of Lamont’s neighbors and a neighborhood organization were also involved in the felling on protected […]
Biden to pardon thousands of veterans convicted for gay sex under military law
President Joe Biden is set to pardon thousands of veterans who were convicted under a military law that prohibited gay sex, his administration announced on Wednesday. The pardon will apply to service members convicted between 1951 and 2013 under Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which criminalized sodomy and essentially banned gay […]
Thousands without power after storms roll through Kansas City area Wednesday morning
Storms in the early morning caused power outages across the Kansas City metro Wednesday. Crews are working to restore power around the area after thunderstorms with wind gusts as strong as 50 to 60 mph rolled through the area in the early hours. Evergy reported a peak of about 41,000 customers without power across its […]
Storm bringing 86 mph winds cuts power to thousands of Topeka-area homes and businesses
Winds as high as 86 mph swept through the Topeka area between 1 and 2 a.m. Wednesday, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without electrical power. More than 11,800 Topeka-area customers of the Evergy electrical utility were without power shortly after 6 a.m., according to the power outage map website it maintains. By 7:15 a.m., […]
Thousands without power, buildings damaged after severe Oklahoma storms brought 80mph winds
Weather officials are surveying storm damage and thousands are without power after a sudden, severe thunderstorm crossed Central Oklahoma on Tuesday night. In Oklahoma City, neighborhoods like Britton Road saw severe damage, KOCO reports, after wind gusts up to 80 mph blasted through, causing roof damage and downing power lines. About 30,000 customers are still […]
‘Supercell’ knocks out power to tens of thousands in southern Indiana
A weather “supercell” uprooted trees and utility poles, cutting electricity to about 43,000 customers in Bloomington late Tuesday afternoon. A Duke Energy spokeswoman urged people to remain cautious, especially during their commutes, as many roads have fallen trees, debris and power lines blocking them. “It’s really bad,” said Liz Irwin, a Bloomington-based government and community […]
Construction left thousands stranded on Key Biscayne causeway. FDOT launches new plan
Is it done yet? A state construction project that began in April shut down portions of the Rickenbacker Causeway — causing chaos and enraging thousands of motorist, some of whom were stranded for as long as five hours. The closures caused traffic mayhem and public outrage, as a deluge of Key Biscayne residents and those […]
Strong thunderstorms leave thousands without power
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A line of strong storms swept through West Michigan Tuesday morning, leaving a path of damage and tens of thousands without power. There were reports of downed trees, hail, and damage across West Michigan, including damaged windows at the post office in downtown Grand Rapids and a large downed tree […]
Heat Is Killing Thousands, and Big Events Have Not Adjusted
SYDNEY — At large events all over the world, the scenes of extreme heat stress are starting to look familiar. Older men, shirts undone, lying down with their eyes closed. Aid tents packed with the unconscious. And lines of the faithful — whether they seek religion, music, ballot boxes or sport — sweating under slivers […]
Part of Kenya’s parliament burns as thousands of anti-tax protesters enter
Part of Kenya’s parliament building has been burned as thousands of protesters against a new finance Bill entered and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades. Journalists saw at least three bodies outside the complex where police had opened fire. Protesters had demanded that legislators vote against the Bill imposing […]
Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A days-long intense heatwave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in its largest city, Karachi, where doctors treated thousands of victims of heatstroke at various hospitals, health officials said Tuesday. Several people fell unconscious in the city and some of them later died, local media said. Temperatures soared as high […]