Indiana High School's Purse Ban Rankles Students

This is an interesting method of keeping students safe. A high school in Indiana has banned bags from handbags, fanny packs, purses, to backpacks in order to keep their students safe. Authorities think this will...

California revives program to buy water from farmers

California is reviving the dormant 17-year-old program to buy water from the Sacramento Valley farmers to then sell to the Southern California agencies. This is all due to the water reserves being all but gone, and...

Arkansas teen's jaw broken by flying fish

15-year old Arkansas teen, Seth Russel, was knocked unconscious and his jaw was broken when a Silver Asian carp flew out of the waters of Lake Chicot, striking him square in the face.""He doesn't remember anything at...

UK's Fleetwood pier destroyed by fire

One of the UK's "golden age" piers was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of this morning. The pier in Lancashire was one of the first to be built in the golden age of pier building in Britain, which lasted from...

Shell-shocked: Carp fisherman catches Mississippi snapping turtle in British ...

A Mississippi snapping turtle caught in a British lake might at first seem just a strange story worth no further comment but the introduction of such alien species into the environment can have disasterous...

Universities go green by eliminating cafeteria trays

Universities across the US are starting to ban cafeteria trays.   I found this piece quite interesting, but I’m torn if a ban will actually make a difference.  It seems like the banning of trays...

More Lake Okeechobee releases to start Tuesday

Just keeping everyone up to date as Lake Okeechobee continues to dump east and west upsetting coastal residences and environmentalist.   "By Ed Killer (Contact) Sunday, September 14, 2008 TROPICAL FARMS —...

A Lake Dumps Thru It...The Rise and Fall of Lake Okeechobee

Bart Colucci reporting from Martin County Florida Today, murky golden water dropped down into the Saint Lucie River as the Army Corps of Engineers decided to release water from Lake Okeechobee for the first time in over 2 years. The Saint Lucie River was making a comeback...

Passing Migrants - the Marbled Teal - Will Fly Away from Pakistan in August

The marbled ducks are a globally threatened bird species. They enjoy protection under the Sindh (Pakistan) Wildlife Protection Ordinance. Several pairs have been sighted in the Nara Game Reserve, together with some...

NASA spies liquid in Titanic lake

"NASA scientists have announced that at least one of the giant lakes previously spied on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons - making it the "only body our solar system beyond Earth known to have liquid...

Russian Scientists Reached the Bottom of World's Deepest Lake

"Russian scientists claim they were able to break the world record for the deepest dive in fresh water. According to Russian news reports, two mini-submarines managed to reach the bottom of the deepest lake in the world, Lake Baikal, the depth of which is 1,680 meters...

Police need help locating missing man in Raleigh, NC

The Raleigh Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating Kenneth Leonard, 44, who was last seen in Raleigh on July 18. Police don't think Leonard's disappearance was the result of foul play, but he...

Mt. Shasta celebrates the Fourth on the streets and in the skies

"By Steve Gerace Mount Shasta Area Newspapers Sun Jul 06, 2008, 12:44 PM PDT Story Tools: Email This |  Print This Mount Shasta, Calif. - Smokey skies cleared the morning of July 4, 2008, as if...

Officials Fear Storm Winds Could fan Sask. Fires

New storm winds could cause the fires that have been raging in Saskatchewan for the last week to burn longer, stated worried officials.The fire has already caused over 2,000 people to be evacuated and while firefighters seemed to have a handle on it early Friday morning,...

Lake Michigan Flood Warning Issued for Chicago

Chicago residents have been asked to stay away from the shores of Lake Michigan after "a drop of two feet in water levels [was] reported at St. Joseph, Mich., indicating that a seiche is in progress". NowPublic is...

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