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Cheyenne, WY

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WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

Arizona State

The Hill

Arizona and Nevada will maintain the current cutbacks to their water usage from the Colorado River for the next year but will not be facing any imminent increases in conservation requirements, the federal Bureau of Reclamation announced Thursday. For the upcoming water year, Arizona and Nevada will need to continue adhering to “Level 1 Shortage…

Biden administration maintains Colorado River cuts for Arizona, Nevada

California State

Southern California’s Imperial Irrigation District — the Colorado River’s biggest user — has signed off on a deal with the federal government that will leave sizable volumes of water in the basin’s largest reservoir. The board of directors for the district, which serves the Imperial...

Colorado River’s biggest user inks massive conservation agreement with federal government

Utah State

Utah has unleashed the latest salvo in an ongoing battle over federally managed Western lands, petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to end Bureau of Land Management control over about 18.5 million acres in the state. The suit filed Aug. 20 asks the high court to address whether the federal government...

Battle lines drawn in West over public lands

Red Lodge, MT

Fox News

A 3-year-old girl has been mauled by a bear while inside her tent at a campground in Montana near Yellowstone National Park, officials say.

Black bear attacks child, 3, at campground near Yellowstone National Park

While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page also provide us earnings. Kevin Spacey is allegedly “refusing to leave” his lavish Baltimore condo after it was foreclosed on due to his "many millions" in legal bills. It was later sold at auction in July. The...

Kevin Spacey is allegedly ‘refusing to leave’ his $5.6M Baltimore home after it was foreclosed on due to his ‘many millions’ of dollars in legal bills

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has sadly determined that Asha, a young female Mexican gray wolf who ventured into northern New Mexico, will not be released back into the wild. Having been captured near the Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains in December 2023, Asha has...

The Fate Of Asha: The Mexican Gray Wolf Captured & Denied Freedom In The Wild

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Oregon State

Mens Journal

Hikers Stumble Upon Rare Animal in Wilderness

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

A coalition of wild horse advocates, conservationists, and academics recently filed a notice of appeal following plans that aim to remove nearly 5,000 wild horses and eliminate 2.1 million acres of wild horse habitat in the Wyoming Checkerboard region, which includes the ecologically significant Red Desert—home to some of the state’s last remaining wild horses.

Animal Welfare Groups Challenge Court Decision Allowing Largest-Ever Eradication Of Wild Horses

San Luis, AZ

When it comes to finding a place to live, safety is a top priority for most. Researching crime data, exploring different neighborhoods and checking in with locals are common practices that you may utilize all to ensure that you and your family feel as safe and secure as possible. According...

Arizona Destination Named The 'Safest' City In The Entire State

Phoenix, AZ

Travel + Leisure

From lively cities to 55+ communities, these are the best places to retire in Arizona.

9 Best Places to Retire in Arizona, According to Local Experts

Fox Weather

A search is under way for a hiker who was swept away during a flash flood inside Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday.

Hiker swept away in Grand Canyon National Park during flash flood

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Explore Beaufort SC

The Lowcountry is home to lots of history and culture, and some of it is disappearing today. Praise houses were first established in the Lowcountry sea islands on St. Helena Island’s many plantations as places to meet and worship. Since there were few formal church buildings on St. Helena Island, most of the island’s slave inhabitants could only walk or ride to the main church on Sunday mornings, if at all.

The vanishing Gullah Praise Houses of the Sea Islands

Coconino County, AZ

The president of the Navajo Nation unsuccessfully attempted to stop two semi trucks from hauling uranium through tribal land this week. Back in 2012, the Navajo Nation passed the Radioactive and Related Substances Equipment, Vehicles, Persons and Materials Transportation Act. This act technically banned the transport of uranium through the tribe’s reservation, but is not legally enforceable on highways due to a technicality, reported KJZZ.

Navajo Nation attempted to stop semi trucks hauling uranium through tribal land after company breaks “promise”

Irvine, CA

NewSantaAna

The Irvine Police Department’s Spectrum team was notified of a woman shoplifting at Sephora on Wednesday. When loss prevention tried to stop her, she refused to stop. As the Spectrum team arrived, loss prevention lost the suspect in the parking lot. An excellent citizen told the officers they observed the suspect enter a white Tesla and crawl into the trunk.

Shoplifter arrested after hiding in her Tesla’s trunk at the Irvine Spectrum

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Douglas, GA

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

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Burros vs. the desert tortoise: A fight over who belongs

ST. GEORGE — Another effort to help save the Mohave desert tortoise is being proposed, this time with the proposed removal of several hundred burros from...

Burros vs. the desert tortoise: A fight over who belongs

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