Eagle County, CO

Montana State

Whiskey Riff

What a smart creature.

Hard to believe that a wild animal can outsmart people, then again it does happen a lot, especially in Montana.

Montana is home to a ton of wildlife, places like Yellowstone have pristine habitat for all sorts of animals to thrive, while neighboring properties often have plenty of farm land which can be great habitat for many animals too.

Elk are a mainstay in Montana and one of the creatures that folks flock to the area to get the chance to see. They are massive, the second largest member of the deer family, that can reach up to 1,000...

Genius Elk Has No Trouble Getting Across Cattle Guard In Montana

Wyoming State

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

Colorado State

California State

USA TODAY

The Rainbow Family gathering, an annual countercultural festival held since 1972, has been ordered to leave a Northern California forest this week,

Gathering of 10,000 hippies in forest shut down as Rainbow Family threatened with jail

Washington State

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Mill Creek, WA

Timothy A Gruver

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries reported on Wednesday that it fined four roofing contractors more than a million dollars for letting their workers perform on top of homes without fall protection gear, among other safety violations.

Roofing Companies Fined $1.27M for Endangering Workers

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

New photographs have surfaced showing the elusive Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon, raising alarm over the increasing encroachment of logging activities on their territory. The images, released by the nonprofit Survival International, depict tribe members along a riverbank near active logging concessions. Forced out...

Rare images of uncontacted Mashco Piro tribe emerge amid logging concerns

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Resuce Inc., a foster-based animal rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Miracle, a pit bull terrier who is approximately one year old, and is now looking for her forever home. According to the nonprofit rescue organization, “Miracle was dumped at a lake in Texas and rescued by a good samaritan who has been fostering her since.” This compassionate individual provided Miracle with a temporary home and the love she desperately needed. However, her foster parent recognizes that Miracle deserves even more. “While her foster hates to let her go, she knows there is a better life for Miracle in MA,” Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. noted.

Meet Miracle: The Dog Who Was Dumped At A Lake Now Looking For Love

North Carolina State

An Acre in the City

What entrance to the Smoky Mountains National Park should you pick?. Welcome to Smoky Mountains National Park, a breathtaking natural wonder straddling Tennessee and North Carolina.

Best Entrances to Smoky Mountains National Park

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In a concerning trend for California, numerous large companies are gearing up for significant layoffs, affecting thousands of workers across various industries. According to the WARN Tracker, California has seen a staggering 37,086 WARN layoffs this year alone, impacting 713 businesses statewide.

Concerns Rise as Massive Layoffs Hit California

UPI News

A pair of goats decided to give a stress test to a hiker's parked SUV on a Colorado mountain -- and the moment was caught on camera.

Watch: Goats trample parked SUV on Colorado mountain

Advnture

The study is the first to examine the role of noise in animal behavior, as well as the impact of group size and recreation type

Hate big, noisy crowds of hikers on the trail? So does wildlife, new Yellowstone study confirms

Michigan State

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be auctioning off almost one hundred parcels of land beginning Friday, August 2. The land will include those that have been considered surplus as part of the DNR’s public land strategy. There will be eleven total online auctions that will include land from across both the Lower and Upper Peninsulas.

Almost 100 parcels of land will be auctioned off this summer by Michigan DNR

Kingston, MA

Maziply Toys, an award-winning, independently-owned toy store in Kingston, has recently announced they've opened a new location in Massachusetts. The company, which was founded by Scott and Kerri Mazerall in 2014, started as an online toy store before beginning its brick-and-mortar retail journey in 2015. "Today, Maziply Toys prides itself on being the largest toy store in New England," the company explains on its website. Their first store location, inside the Kingston Collection, offers an array of toys, games, and interactive attractions, including laser tag, a mirror maze, a BEAM virtual playground, and ride-on mechanical animals.

New England's Largest Toy Store Announces New Location In Massachusetts

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

Manatees are back in Lowcountry waters and residents in the coastal areas of South Carolina should be particularly alert while boating and please report sightings of these gentle giants to SCDNR.

Manatees are back in South Carolina coastal waters

Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs Tribune

The City of Palm Springs recently commenced a Historical Context Study with well known Southern California consultant Architectural Resources Group (ARG) to document the facts surrounding the complex history of Section 14.

City of Palm Springs Commences Section 14 Historical Context Study

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Denver City Council voted Monday to ask the voters whether the city should remove the requirement that police officers and firefighters be U.S. citizens. If voters OK a ballot question in November, the jobs would be opened to permanent resident aliens and DACA recipients. Colorado recently changed state law to allow non-citizens to be POST-certified to carry a police weapon. California and Illinois also have allowed non-citizens to become police officers and firefighters.

Denver will ask voters if citizenship requirement for police, firefighters should be dropped

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Trust Our Land: Showing up for landowners and our community

The Eagle Valley Land Trust works to protect land in and around our community with a focus on long-term, durable benefits to the people who live,...

Trust Our Land: Showing up for landowners and our community

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