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Olympic Park visitors urged not to pee near trails

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:33:33 +0000

Olympic Park visitors urged not to pee near trails
PAUL GOTTLIEB Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES, Wash. Visitors to Olympic National Park are being urged not to urinate along trails frequented by mountain goats, to avoid turning trails into “long, linear salt licks” and attracting goats. It’s a new measure park officials are instituting as part of their revised mountain goat action plan. That plan includes safety-inspired trail closures of two …

Students study water near Coles Hill

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:35:18 +0000

Students study water near Coles Hill
Researchers are taking advantage of a unique opportunity to study natural conditions at one of the world’s largest known uranium deposits in Pittsylvania County.

Man Hurt In Fall Near North Bend

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:33:21 +0000

Man Hurt In Fall Near North Bend
A man fell while climbing a rock area near North Bend on Friday and rescue crews scrambled up the rocks to help him.

Chileans near volcano evacuated

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:33:22 +0000

Chileans near volcano evacuated
CHILEAN officials are ordering the majority of residents evacuated from homes near an erupting volcano to stay in shelters.

Little aid for Pa. archaeological sites near wells

Sun, 15 May 2011 20:34:51 +0000

Little aid for Pa. archaeological sites near wells
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An excavation at a Westmoreland County site once occupied by Monongahela Indians produced abundant evidence of two villages and allowed researchers to piece together the violent end of the later settlement at the hand of invaders who sacked it, massacred its inhabitants and burned houses and food stores, said William C. Johnson, who served as an adviser to the project.

Palestinians, settlers clash near Nablus, 11 hurt

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:33:27 +0000

Palestinians, settlers clash near Nablus, 11 hurt
Ten Palestinians and a Jewish settler were wounded on Monday during clashes in a village near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, a Palestinian official and witnesses said.

Interior plan bans mining claims near Grand Canyon

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:35:14 +0000

Interior plan bans mining claims near Grand Canyon
World’s largest toy collection going up for sale; 5,000 pieces on display in NYC.

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Jeep® Rocks the Way on a Road Near You

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:34:34 +0000

Jeep® Rocks the Way on a Road Near You
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Power Company Criticized for Not Clearing Trees Near Lines

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:37:20 +0000

Power Company Criticized for Not Clearing Trees Near Lines
The Kentucky Public Service Commission has released a report criticizing Kentucky Power Co. for not effectively clearing power line rights of way in the state’s mountain region.

BREAKING NEWS: Explosion rocks substation near Lakeview High School

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:37:14 +0000

BREAKING NEWS: Explosion rocks substation near Lakeview High School
Firefighters are responding to reports of an electrical substation explosion near Lakeview High School that has knocked out power to hundreds.