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An Oregon woman had filed for divorce just a week before her estranged husband opened fire at the suburban Portland office park where she worked, fatally shooting her and injuring two of her co-workers before killing himself.
Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals at Nashville has ruled in favor of a rezoning that would allow a Bible-based theme park to be built in Rutherford County.
The superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park told a newspaper he is being reassigned because U.S. Interior Department investigators discovered that he used his federal computer to view sexually explicit images.
Delaware may finally join the other 49 states in getting a national park of its own.
“If it weren’t for Central Park, all us New Yorkers would kill each other,” says Ruta Fox, a 50-something jewelry entrepreneur from Manhattan. “It’s the saving grace of this city.”
A Silicon Valley engineer charged with fatally shooting three former co-workers has decided to represent himself in his murder trial.
It sounds like a new book in the Harry Potter series, but "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" will be a high-tech ride and the marquee attraction at the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter," a new theme park area opening in spring 2010 at Universal Orlando Resort.
Longtime environmental advocate and Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. on Thursday formally announced a massive recycling project — a $725 million plan to retool a plant that once made Thunderbirds into one that churns out storage batteries and solar panels.
A bear that wandered into a sunken skateboard park and got stuck was rescued when officials lowered a ladder so it could climb out.
Two alternative energy companies planning to buy a closed Ford Motor Co. factory near Detroit want to convert it into the country's largest renewable energy park, with at least 2,800 workers building storage batteries, solar panels and possibly wind turbines.
Hundreds of century-old trees lay snapped in half and uprooted throughout Central Park on Wednesday after a severe thunderstorm with winds as high as 80 mph barreled through the city overnight.
London 2012 organizers have decided against using Aston Villa's stadium for the preliminary stages of the Olympics because the club cannot guarantee that planned building work will be completed in time.
The late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is igniting a new controversy in his hometown of Aberdeen, Wash. This one involves one of the quotes attributed to him on a new granite marker at an unofficial neighborhood park honoring him.
An Ohio indoor water park that bills itself as the nation's largest says lifeguard staffing was appropriate when a 3-year-old boy disappeared from his mother's sight and drowned in 3-foot-deep water.
Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty in the case of a Silicon Valley engineer charged with fatally shooting three people at a Santa Clara high-tech firm.
Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-hwan stuck with his old swimsuit and paid the consequences in the 400-meter freestyle.
It was exactly 40 years ago. Our elder son was graduating from high school and wanted to work for the summer; his young brother would be entering first grade in the fall. For months, I had thought: If we’re ever going to do it, it has to be this summer. Otherwise, I knew, we never would.
Two bronze eagles stolen from Central Park more than 30 years ago by a drug dealer who used them to store his stash are finally back at home.
If you’ve ever ridden a train and wondered what was rolling by your window, Amtrak and the National Park Service (NPS) may be able to help. This summer, on-board volunteers are riding the rails, pointing out local landmarks and putting the countryside in context from Upstate New York to Southern California.
American and Iraqi officials began the renovation of a popular amusement park Monday on an island north of Baghdad that was looted after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan pedaled a green swan-shaped boat across the deep blue waters of the Band-e-Amir lakes Thursday during a dedication of the country's first national park.
Environmental regulators in Montana are allowing a gravel pit next to Glacier National Park to expand its operations, with restrictions to limit its noise and dust.
Delaware Park has received safety accreditation from a newly formed consortium, making it the fourth race track to be approved this year.
Supporters of turning an elevated rail line into a lofty, 1.5 mile-long park are walking on air — because it's almost ready.
Jon Stewart Does, Glenn Beck: Touts Conspiracy Theories, CriesJon Stewart again hits it out of the park. Stewart uses becks words from his own mouth to frame the debate whether Glenn Beck is a nut. The video will allow you to decide for yourself how Beck should be viewed.
Stewart destroys conservative media attempts to pin 2009 Gubernatorial elections on Obama*CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:
Girl, 8, Claims She Was Raped by Two 10-year-old Boys"Two 10-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of raping an eight-year-old girl in her local park" on October 27, 2009.
Giant Breasts Shock China Parents and teachers in China are protesting after a sculpture of a tiny girl with giant breasts was installed in a city park. The sculpture depicts a 20cm tall girl with breasts that are five metres high and wide.
Argo Dam vs Whitewater Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor city council has still failed to undertake a normal public process, never held a public hearing on this issue, canceled the hearing it had scheduled in July, never heard from its own experts on city staff,
U.S. Curtails Snowmobiles in YellowstoneThe National Park Service has approved a plan to restrict the number of snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park to fewer than half last winter's limit.
Police: Drunken Man Parked At Police Station An extremely intoxicated man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he stopped his car at perhaps the worst possible place, police said.
Essex County increases patrols at South Mountain Reservation after discovery of animal remainsEssex County sheriff's officers have stepped up patrols in the South Mountain Reservation after the discovery of animal carcasses possibly used in a religious rite, the second such find in a week.
Park expectations highFinally, those who promoted and campaigned for a park on the southeast side of town will begin to see the fruits of their work. Muskogee Parks and Recreation Department announced last week that construction work would begin on Robison Park.
Homeless man showers nude at public park, gets arrestedA 44-year-old homeless man denied showering nude at Beasley Park but could not produce a pair of wet shorts to prove he'd worn them in the shower, according to his arrest report.
ACLU's plaintiff gets arrested One of the lead plaintiffs in a suit challenging Miami-Dade County's restrictive ordinance against sex offenders was arrested by police on Thursday for trespassing near a Miami park and violating his probation.
Girl raped in New Smyrna Beach A girl was raped in woods in New Smyrna Beach, and police are looking for the rapist, they said today.
Gun law complaints trail Obama during park tours - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsGun Laws during park tours and opponents of Barack Obama.
Police: Man Dug Up, Stole Tree From Park - Connecticut police said they've caught the thief who stole a Japanese maple tree worth $1,000 from a Killingly park, and the evidence was extremely strong.
NYC Sues Family Of Girl Burned On Playground MatA little girl from Queens spent a week in the hospital, after severely burning her feet at a New York City playground. So, why is the city suing her family?
Flap over American flag has some veterans upset | abcactionnews.comThere is a pretty park in Clearwater missing an important American symbol. A blank concrete block sits where an American flag flew just last week. And its the first of 13 flags Clearwater plans to lower forever.
Want to get paddled? Hang with this guyParks, so peaceful. Canoeing, so relaxing
PTA president, parents, irate over nude sculpture near school Think of Michelangelo's David . . . down to the last detail. The bronze statue parked outside Addison Plaza shopping center west of Delray Beach is drawing the ire of parents of children who attend nearby Morikami Park Elementary School.
Spotlight shines on overlooked Delaware & Raritan CanalGirdling the waist of New Jersey like a shimmering sash is a historical and natural wonder whose fame is long overdue.
Student fined $628 for sitting in a parkWatch out, Montrealers: if you sit anywhere in a park other than on a park bench, you could be risking a $628 fine.
Wal-Mart in the WildernessFrankly, I wonder if the nice people in Arkansas who run Wal-Mart have thought this through. This battlefield is incredibly important environmentally and historically and emotionally. It reeks of the blood of men fighting for causes they considered sacred.
Graffiti yobs caught as they doodle their "tags" on school booksTWO graffiti yobs were caught by cops who matched their street-art "signatures" to doodles on their school books. The vandals had added their individual "tags" to spray paintings on walls at a local skateboard park.
Yes, park's deer are a problem, but what a sight - Kansas City StarOver 400 deer are present at Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, KS, which some experts say is 7 times more than the park can handle. At night, you can see stunning views of the deer all packed together at various locations.
No Treasure Hunting In The Nude At SC ParkMOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Town leaders don't want any treasure hunting in the nude at a new park on Charleston Harbor in Mount Pleasant.
Woman Raped in Washington Park as Hundreds Watched, Nobody IntervenedHours ago (Saturday, May 23) a woman in her 20's was raped in a Washington park in front of hundreds of witnesses, and nobody stepped forward to try and stop it from happening.
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