ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The public will have 30 more days to comment on federal regulations for exploratory drilling in the Arctic. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced Thursday they’re extending the comment period. The regulations would apply only to the Chukchi …
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Entries are piling up for a slogan contest being held this year by the North American Manure Expo. The trade show, now in its 13th year, showcases the latest technology in manure handling, treatment and application. It’s being held in July in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. An official event slogan has already …
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Police in Massachusetts have some sage advice: Don’t go chasing after bears while drunk and armed with nothing more than a dull hatchet. North Adams police said on their Facebook page that someone did just that on Monday. “Chasing bears through the woods drunk with a …
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CABOT, Ark. – Authorities say Arkansas officers fatally shot a handcuffed parolee who fired at them from inside a patrol car. State Department of Community Correction Deputy Director Dina Tyler says 35-year-old Jonathan McIntosh was killed Tuesday in Cabot, 25 miles northwest of Little Rock. Tyler says ADCC and Lonoke …
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Authorities in upstate New York are trying to determine the source of nine brains that reportedly turned up along a village street. One of the brains was analyzed by a local veterinarian in St Lawrence County, who determined it was likely from a dog, according to WWNY TV 7. The …
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BOONTON, N.J. – A new addition to Ellis Island’s Immigration Museum is having its grand opening next week after numerous delays following the destruction of Superstorm Sandy. The Daily Record reports (http://dailyre.co/1Bm3CNl ) the Wednesday opening of the Peopling of America Center marks the end of the second phase of …
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BOISE, Idaho – BASE jumpers just want to be free. How else can you explain it this extreme form of skydiving? BASE stands for the fixed objects people leap from: Buildings and antenna, spans such as bridges, and Earth, which usually means stunningly high cliffs. The devil-may-care culture of these …
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PHOENIX – Phoenix is suing the Federal Aviation Administration over flight path changes that have led to aircraft noise that’s plaguing some historic city neighborhoods. Mayor Greg Stanton said Monday that the city has tried to resolve the issue numerous times, but the FAA hasn’t proposed any meaningful changes. Stanton …
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Four suspects are wanted in Philadelphia after tying up a family inside their home during a terrifying armed robbery caught on video last week, authorities said. The victim, who told police that he runs a business out of his home, was standing outside with an employee just after 10 a.m. …
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Advocates struggling to keep newly arrived migrant families off the streets in Massachusetts are relying on a patchwork of airport lounges, hospital waiting rooms and churches after the state capped the number of beds in family shelters and offered few options for those facing homelessness. The cap has impacted families …
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