Man protecting his baby fatally shot in Florida restaurant
A gunman walked into a Miami Beach restaurant and fatally shot a tourist who was protecting his 1-year-old son By TERRY SPENCER and DAVID FISCHER August 25, 2021, 8:03 PM…
EPA finds plastic trash contaminates 2 remote Hawaii beaches
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is designating the waters of two remote beaches in Hawaii as being contaminated by trash By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press July 21, 2020, 9:12 PM…
Surfer killed in shark attack was passionate about the sport
A surfer killed in a shark attack off a Northern California beach was identified as a 26-year-old man who customized surfboards for a living May 10, 2020, 10:37 PM 2…
Pipeline owner agrees to pay $60M over 2015 California spill
The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 will pay $60 million to settle allegations that it violated…
Shark reportedly bites surfer off Southern California coast
The Coast Guard says a shark reportedly bit a surfer off the coast of Southern California December 22, 2019, 6:35 PM 1 min read SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A shark…
Historically wet US Northwest faces growing wildfire threat
Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires. Interested in Climate Change? Add Climate Change as…
New tropical storm forms off southern Mexico
A new tropical storm has formed far off Mexico’s southern coast, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says it’s likely to reach hurricane strength, though without threatening land. Tropical Storm…
Officials: 35 lives, $3 billion in timber lost to Michael
Trees brought down by Hurricane Michael‘s ferocious winds took a heavy toll on life, property and the timber industry in the heavily forested Florida Panhandle, where $3 billion in timber…
Tropical Storm Daniel forms far off Mexico’s Pacific coast
Tropical Storm Daniel formed well off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday, and forecasters said it was heading out to sea and posed no threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center…