Florida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes
When a hurricane hits Florida, storm-weary residents may think of devastating winds, pounding rain, and dangerous storm surge. Is a mountain of sand swallowing your house? There aren't that many. That's the reality for some after Hurricanes Helen and Milton hit the Florida Gulf Coast in quick succession in less than two weeks. A 10-foot-high […]
VA couple narrowly escapes Hurricane Helene’s fury driving through NC mountains: ‘Pretty scary’
A Virginia couple was on their way home through the North Carolina Mountains when they were hit by Hurricane Helen. On Thursday's episode of “The Faulkner Focus,” Alan and Kelly Keffer narrowly escaped a mudslide along an interstate in Black Mountain, North Carolina. “I looked out the window and saw the mountains coming down, along […]
Dam in Blue Mountains closed after elevated levels of PFAS chemicals detected | Water
The New South Wales Water Board temporarily closed a dam in the Blue Mountains after tests found high levels of PFAS chemicals in untreated water. The state's water department said it had disconnected Medlow Dam from the local water supply as a precaution while further investigations were conducted. Medlow Dam does not directly supply raw […]
How Japan’s newest yen note came from the Nepali mountains – CNN
Tokyo CNN — Banks across Japan on Wednesday began refilling ATMs with shiny new yen notes from an unlikely source: the bright yellow-flowering paperbush shrub that grows in the rugged Himalayan mountains of Nepal. Before finding its way into the wallets of Japanese consumers, yen notes undergo a long and complicated journey involving months of […]
California hiker Lukas McClish found after going missing for 10 days in Santa Cruz mountains
A California hiker who was missing for 10 days while exploring the Santa Cruz Mountains reportedly drank a gallon of water from his shoe the day before he was finally rescued last week. Lucas McLeish, 34, was shirtless when he began the three-hour hike on June 11, quickly became lost and was reported missing six […]
California Hiker Lost for 9 Nights in Mountains Reunites with Family
A man who went missing and spent nine nights alone in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains was found alive on Thursday. Lucas McLeish of Boulder Creek didn’t tell anyone where he was going when he set out on a hike on June 11, thinking it would only take him three hours to get to work, and […]
Hiker lost for 10 days found alive in Northern California mountains
A hiker who had been missing in the Northern California mountains for more than a week was found alive Thursday after witnesses heard his cries for help, authorities said. According to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Lucas McLeish, 34, went missing after setting off on a hike in Boulder Creek on June 11. He […]
Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there still is a mystery
A strange monolith was discovered jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas and has been removed by authorities. How it got there is still unclear. “It remains unclear how this object got to its location or who is responsible,” Las Vegas police said Friday in a series of X […]
Transient illegal alien equipped a ‘rape dungeon on wheels’ to attack women in mountains of California, police say
California police are arrested A temporary illegal alien who allegedly rigged a van as a “rape dungeon on wheels” in the San Gabriel Mountains. KTTV-TV report The man was about to rape a 20-year-old woman when he was rescued by Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department officers. “It’s very troubling and I don’t understand it.” Police arrested […]
California siblings, ages 2 and 4, die after falling into fast-flowing river in mountains
A 2-year-old California boy and his 4-year-old sister died Tuesday afternoon when they were swept away by rapids while playing with their mother, authorities said. The mother and her children were playing near Mill Creek while spending the afternoon at the Thurman Flats Picnic Area on Highway 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains, according to […]