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Alaskan town welcomes "midnight sun" with final sunrise for 84 days
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (176+ words) A small town in Alaska won't see another sunset for more than 80 days. The sun rose on Saturday, May 9, in Utqiagvik, Alaska, and won't set again until 2: 57 a. m. local time on Aug. 2. The National Weather Service released a timelapse video of…...
Elderly woman found dead on tropical island after cruise ship leaves without her
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) A cruise passenger in her 80s, who had just embarked on a 60-day luxury tour around Australia, was found dead after being left behind on a tropical island. The passenger, who hasn't been named, was reported missing to authorities on Saturday…...
WATCH: Woman canoeing with her dad captures close encounter with a moose
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (221+ words) Kim Roy was canoeing with her father when they spotted the young bull With an estimated population of 40, 000 to 60, 000, Maine has the largest population of moose in the lower 48 states in the United States, and many people come to the…...
Body recovered on hiking trail, fire officials say
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (104+ words) A body was recovered on a hiking trail in Polk County, North Carolina, on Sunday. The Saluda Fire & Rescue says they helped conduct the recovery operation. Fire crews say early Sunday Big Bradley and Little Bradley Trails, along with Holbert…...
VIDEO: Momma moose on a mission to find her calves walks into an Alaskan fire station
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) Members of a fire department in Alaska got a wild surprise when an unexpected visitor showed up at the department's maintenance shop on Wednesday. In a video that's gone viral on social media, a moose can be seen wandering into…...
Salvage crew bound for the site of a cargo ship fire off the coast of Alaska
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (279+ words) A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3, 000 vehicles to Mexico when it caught fire in waters off Alaska's Aleutian island chain. The vessel remained afloat as…...