DECKERS, Colo. – Dripping flaming fuel as they go, a line of workers slowly descends a steep, snow-covered hillside above central Colorado’s South Platte River, torching piles of woody debris that erupt into flames shooting two stories high.
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MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Civilians trapped inside Mariupol desperately scrounged for food and fuel as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the port city Thursday amid international condemnation over an airstrike a day earlier that killed three people at a maternity hospital.
AUSTIN, Texas – More than 27,000 mail ballots in Texas were flagged for rejection in the first test of new voting restrictions enacted across the U.S., jeopardizing votes cast by Democrats and Republicans in counties big and small, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
When fighting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, some feared that spent nuclear fuel would overheat. But nuclear experts say there’s no imminent danger because time and physics are on safety’s side.
Construction on the new Upper Elementary School at Bethel Public Schools is well underway as workers poured concrete this week at the site. According to Superintendent Dr.
US-177 is narrowed to one lane with temporary signals directing traffic about one mile north of US-62 near Jacktown in Lincoln County through late March for bridge maintenance at Quapaw Creek. ODOT reports drivers can expect delays and should be prepared to stop in the work zone or use an alternate route.
LONDON – Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust says the vessel lies 10,000 feet below the surface of the Weddell Sea, about 4 miles south of the location recorded in 1915 by its captain, Frank Worsley.
For the fifth year, Patriot Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Chandler is going to provide a brand new vehicle to the Patriot Student of the Year to a student from one of the many participating high schools in the area.
SANTA FE, N.M. – Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin said Tuesday that he won’t run for reelection to southern New Mexico’s Otero County commission or seek other public office in the 2022 election cycle. Griffin said he has lost faith in the political system as his term draws to an end – though he plans to continue with public speaking engagements and will advocate for Republican candidates. He said his decision was not tied to misdemeanor criminal charges he faces from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.