Sun Valley Resort in Idaho says a fire that began Wednesday night and caused more than $1 million in damage to one of its lodges has been contained. The blaze, which spawned 30-foot flames, occurred at Warm Springs Day Lodge at the base of Bald Mountain. Multiple agencies are (…)
Anyone who has visited Yosemite National Park knows to expect traffic, particularly in the summer months when the park cautions visitors to anticipate delays of an hour or more at entrance stations. In an effort to address traffic congestion, Yosemite announced yet another (…)
News this week that a pride of lions—three lionesses and eight cubs—were poisoned in Uganda hit wildlife cameraman Alexander Braczkowski particularly hard. He cried. Now he’s crying out for help to prevent it from happening again. Braczkowski, who had been (…)
NOAA scientists monitoring the Gulf of Mexico sea floor documented a recent battle between sea creatures inside a shipwreck 6,000 feet deep. “He’s breaking apart the wreck,” one of the scientists notes in the accompanying footage, which was captured last Friday via (…)
In what Oklahoma fishing officials called an “unthinkable” feat, an 8-year-old boy caught two prehistoric fish on the same day from the Arkansas River above Keystone Lake with help from his father. Zaniel Cole snagged a paddlefish weighing more than 100 pounds and followed (…)
Strong and bothersome winds have been sweeping across parts of the West, and folks are finding comic relief in the form of a video that originated Tuesday in Berthoud, Colo. The footage shows swaying branches and a street that’s deserted except for a portable outhouse (…)
The Internet is littered with videos showing surfers ripping apart perfect waves, but on Sunday the World Surf League shared surreal footage of a sun-illuminated wave breaking on its own, beneath a simple and apt suggestion: “Take a moment.” And the Internet (…)
