Fun City Adventure Park plans opening in former Christmas tree shops
SHREWSBURY – An indoor amusement park with lots of trampolines is scheduled to open in Olde Shrewsbury Village by the end of the year. Fun City Adventure Park, an amusement park founded in 2015, recently applied to the city to…
Savannah community mourns the loss of an old Virginia oak tree in McCauley Park
“Because there was the tree. And it was a tree like they had never seen in their lives.” – from “The Halloween Tree” by Ray Bradbury Leah Yakabovits’ son, Koby, was 9 when he jumped from one tentacle-covered branch to…
Forest fire on the Olympic Peninsula near Brinnon continues to spread
More than 100 firefighters are battling a wildfire in Jefferson County, five miles west of Brinnon. The 2620 Road Fire has burned 445 acres near Mt. Jupiter since it broke out Wednesday evening, according to the latest update from the…
Texas hunting and fishing license sales for 2024-2025
August 16, 2024, 9:14 a.m. CDT If you plan to hunt or fish in Texas this year, it’s time to pay for a new license. New hunting/fishing licenses for the 2024-25 season have been on sale since August 15. The…
Hiker in Isle Royale National Park died after losing consciousness
The 37-year-old woman was hiking with her partner in Isle Royale National Park when she experienced “medical complications,” the National Park Service said. A Michigan woman died Monday of unknown medical complications while backpacking through a remote national park on…
US Forest Service meets with local stakeholders about Rocky Bluff
HOT SPRINGS – Madison County residents who had expressed dismay at the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to temporarily close Rocky Bluff Campground in Hot Springs received clear information from the Forest Service on Aug. 13. In late July, the U.S….
The statue of the lone sailor in Navy Park in Quincy honors the history of his service at sea
QUINCY – A large crowd, including U.S. Navy soldiers and veterans, elected officials and other area dignitaries, gathered in light rain and fog Friday morning for the dedication of the Quincy Navy Park in Squantum and the Lone Sailor statue….
Newsweek names Lion Country near West Palm the best zoo where you can experience animals up close
White rhino calves Alissa and Tabitha join the herd at Lion Country Safari Lion Country Safari staff welcomed the third generation of endangered white rhinos born at Loxahatchee Park. Lion Country Safari, the driving safari park in Loxahatchee that’s home…
Pick-up truck catches fire at Island Beach State Park
ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK – A pickup truck caught fire at Island Beach State Park on Saturday, requiring emergency crews to cross the beach to extinguish the flames. According to a spokesman for the Environmental Protection Agency, there were no…
Joshua Tree: Roads closed due to mass influx of Perseid meteor shower
Perseid meteor shower and Blue Moon are among the astronomical events in August 2024 From a popular summer meteor shower to the seasonal blue moonrise, here are the top astronomy events for August 2024. Are you heading to Joshua Tree…
