Jul. 3—AUSTIN — As temperatures continue to rise, many Texans and out-of-state visitors are making plans to cool off on one of the many pristine waterbodies across the state. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds those on the water to follow basic boating safety precautions over the holiday weekend. Texas Game Wardens, the United States […]
Jun. 18—SUMNER — Maine Warden Service and Oxford County Sheriff’s Office are searching for 19-year-old Alijah Szott, according to news releases from both agencies. Szott was last seen around 2:30 p.m. Monday at his 64 Front St. residence in Sumner. He left his home on foot and it is not clear what his direction of […]
Jun. 8—WATERFORD — State and local departments responded to Roscoe Drive on Saturday afternoon for reports of an ATV crash. Waterford and Stoneham fire and rescue departments responded to early reports of an ATV accident around 3 p.m. Saturday near 44 Roscoe Drive in Waterford. Waterford Fire Department Assistant Chief Tom Murch reported crews, including […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s been a calm Memorial Day on the water, game wardens said. Yesterday’s storms kept some people off Tennessee waterways for this year’s celebrations. Officials said that the crowd was not as big as expected. For most Tennesseans, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. “Enjoying family and friends and […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As temperatures rise in Austin, things are heating up on the lakes, as more and more people hit the water for the holiday weekend. “We are just getting ready for a really big weekend,” said Chris Dickens, who was putting his boat in on Lake Austin. “It is going to be really, […]
In April 2023, an angler made national headlines after the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks (KDWP) announced that a giant white crappie he’d caught was the biggest ever recorded in Sunflower State history. Bobby Parkhurst’s four-pound panfish broke a 60-year-old state record, according to a press release issued at the time, but it would […]