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Mountain lion attacks 5-year-old picnicking with family at Southern California park

A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion in Southern California over the weekend and was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The big cat was then euthanized by California state rangers, officials said Tuesday. The mountain lion attack happened in Malibu Creek State Park west of Los Angeles, according to a statement from […]

Top Audi Executive Reportedly Falls To His Death In Mountain Climbing Accident

An Audi executive and mountain climbing enthusiast died after falling while vacationing in the mountains of northern Italy on Saturday, according to reports. Fabrizio Longo, a director of Audi Italy since 2013, fell more than 600 feet near the summit of Mount Cima Paia in Il Messaggero. ReportedThe mountain sits at about 10,000 feet above […]

Audi boss Fabrizio Longo, 62, killed in fall while climbing mountain in Italy

A top Audi executive and avid mountain climber died in a tragic accident on Sunday after falling 10,000 feet just a few miles from the Italian-Swiss border, according to reports. Fabrizio Longo, 62, who heads the luxury car maker's operations in Italy, fell near the summit of Cima Paia in the Adamello Mountains in northern […]

Undersea mountain taller than Mount Olympus found off Chilean coast

A team of oceanographers has discovered a massive underwater mountain off the coast of Chile that is taller than Greece's iconic Mount Olympus and is home to a host of rare marine life. Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institution in California have photographed a never-before-seen seamount that stretches 1.9 miles from the Pacific Ocean floor […]

Co-workers leave Colorado man behind on mountain summit during office retreat

An injured Colorado man braved the storm and spent the night alone in the mountains after being abandoned by a coworker during an office break, rescue officials said Sunday. According to Southern Chaffee County Search and Rescue, the man was part of a group of 15 coworkers who set out on Friday to summit Mount […]

Green Mountain Care Board approves double-digit increase in health insurance premiums for third year in row – VTDigger

Green Mountain Care board president Owen Foster speaks during a roundtable discussion on health care costs in Burlington, Friday, May 31, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger. For the third consecutive year, the Green Mountain Care Board has approved double-digit increases in annual premiums for Vermont individuals and small organizations that purchase health insurance plans through […]