Often overlooked safety issues that can cost you crucial time in a house fire

SALT LAKE CITY — Video from a South Jordan house fire last week showed how flames can spread in just a matter of seconds. It has prompted a conversation of sorts in the comments on KSL TV’s post of the video on Facebook about when is the time to fight a …

A.M. ATL: Check your lake plans

Morning, y’all! The tailless squirrel that hangs out in my backyard has started to drink directly from the hummingbird feeder, and now I’m worried she’ll get diabetes. I wasn’t aware that was a thing one could worry about. Let’s get to it. PARK CLOSURES …

Plans for huge new UK safari park on edge of Lake District rejected

Plans for a huge new UK safari park on the edge of the Lake District have been rejected. The attraction in Cumbria, near Tebay, would have had a negative impact on the way the area looks, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) planners claimed. …

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Ol’ No. 82 headed to the Big House

It was early in the fourth quarter of Post Falls High’s blowout win over Lake City in 2022.  A backup quarterback entered the game, took a few snaps, but wasn’t listed on the varsity roster given us for the game — at least by that number.  He was No. 82. I …

‘She was a light’: Teen killed in shooting at south Lake Charles house party

Company tests authenticity of gulf shrimp served in Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Most of us like to know what we’re eating and where it came from, especially when it comes to shrimp. Louisiana law even requires that all restaurants proclaim if they use imported shrimp. However, a shrimp testing group visited …

Relief, gratitude on faces of residents, workers allowed back in Falcon Lake area

FALCON LAKE — The tears welling up in John Wanke’s eyes revealed the toll the past week had taken on the Falcon Lake resident. Provincial officials, concerned about the risk of spreading wildfires forced Wanke, his wife and their dog out of their home last …

The Detroit News Open House

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, left, speaks with Greg Bowens and Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison during an Open House reception at The Detroit News, 6001 Case Ave., Wed., May 21, 2025.Andy Morrison, The Detroit NewsDetroit News Managing Editor …

100 Organizations Urge House Leadership to Scrap Public Lands Sell-off Proposal

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2025 — More than 100 organizations urged congressional leaders today to drop an amendment from the House budget bill that would force the sale of at least 500,000 acres of public lands in Nevada and more than 11,000 acres in Utah. “This …

How we found a secret smuggler’s hut in the Lake District

Rain streaked the hostel windows as Tom and I ate breakfast, gazed despondently at maps and thumbed with no real interest through guidebooks. The weather was demoralising. Welcome to Borrowdale, Lake District: England’s wettest place. Finally, Tom closed …