UFC Fighter Justin Eilers Shot To Death in Domestic Dispute

UFC fighter Justin Eilers was shot to death in an apparent domestic dispute at the home of his mother's girlfriend.  Police officers in Canyon County, Idaho arrived at the house of John Robert Malec Thursday...

I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived.

I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived. My friend Dusty Jenkins rappelling down Pine Creek Canyon during one of my earlier canyoneering trips there. Photo by Kaitlyn Bohlin. "Right as I saw the rope whiz up past me, I blacked out." As a backcountry ranger...

Raw Video: Man Jumps Canyon With Jet Pack

A daredevil wearing a jet pack has flown across a 1,500-foot-wide canyon in southern Colorado. Eric Scott took 21 seconds to cross the Royal Gorge at 75 mph on Monday. I dont think this is something that i would...

Colorado Rocket Man

Apparently Red Bull really does give you wings. A man from Colorado sponsoring a sports beverage company successfully proved that jet packs are the wave of the future and that some people will do anything for...

Orange County Evacuated Residents In Fire Areas—40 Houses Were Damaged

I used to live in the area where these homes burned and my father actually helped rebuild.  I could never understand why all these people would move somewhere where all these fires could happen.  History...

The Grand Canyon is younger than you think, say scientists

It is a century-old age controversy. Previously scientists believed that the Grand Canyon was seventeen million years old. Now, US researchers claim it is merely six million years old. Karl Karlstrom of the...

Disputed US/Mexico Border Fence Now Under Construction

Heedless of damage to the environment and to relations with Mexico, The US Department of Homeland Security began moving the earth near San Diego to begin work on the border fence, which officials believe will curb...

Colorado fire threatens historic Indian sites

A fire started by lightning has now blackened 20,000 acres in southeastern Colorado and is threatening archeological sites in a national forest."The blaze has burned through tinder-dry juniper and pinon trees into...

Japan robot weathers rain to climb Grand Canyon

In under 7 hours, the japanese robot "evolta" climbs 530 meter cliff. "Neither rain, sleet or hail could stop a Japanese robot from climbing the Grand Canyon, with the hand-sized "Evolta" scaling a 530 meter...

Man leaps between 2 towering ledges in Grand Canyon_English_Xinhua

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) -- An unidentified man was pictured leaping between two towering rocky ledges in the Grand Canyon carrying his camera and tripod under his arm, according to media reports Monday.

Kuiseb Canyon, Namibia | First descent

There are not many places left in the world that have not been fully explored but the Kuiseb Canyon located deep within Namibia Namib-Naukluft is one such place.  Its remoteness, inhospitality and lack of...

A Catastrophe in the Works?

"Evidence of a massive undersea landslide has been found less than 15 kilometres from Wellington airport, raising fears another slip could trigger a devastating tsunami. "

Frozen remains of WWII airman identified

In a story that sounds like it comes straight out of a comic book, the frozen remains of a training flight crewman, missing since 1942, was found in the Sierra mountains."Ernest G. Munn had been missing since his training flight disappeared over the Sierra Nevada mountain...

There Will Be Flood in Grand Canyon

As we reported earlier, a three day, manmade flood has been planned for the Grand Canyon. Today, over 300,000 gallons of water per second were released into the Colorado River.Do you have photos or video of this...

Manmade flood to be unleashed in Grand Canyon

"The federal government will begin a manmade flood of the Grand Canyon on Wednesday morning. They hope the three-day flood will restore the canyon's ecosystem, which was permanently changed after the...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from