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Breaking camp around region
It's still warm outside, but not quite as warm as it has been. There aren't so many bugs buzzing. And as the days are getting shorter, the crowds at the region's parks, lakes and beaches are thinning.
This time of year provides a window for those who...Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation, Beach Vacations, Rivers, Bodies of Water
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Fire destroys Fort Wayne-area sawmill
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed an Allen County sawmill. No one was injured in the fire Wednesday at Black Creek Hardwoods near Grabill, about 10 miles northeast of Fort Wayne. Owner Joe Lengacher says he was eating...Tags: Injuries
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Va. man gets probation for dumping dead pets
A 40-year-old Virginia man will pay nearly $1,400 in restitution and fines for dumping more than 70 dead dogs, cats and other animals on national forest lands in West Virginia. A U.S. District Court judge also ordered 40-year-old Ronald Lee Henry Junior... -
Forest fire burning on Fort Dix
Firefighters are battling a forest fire on the Fort Dix military reservation. Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Darlene Yuhas said Thursday evening that at least a couple of hundred acres in a remote area of the base, near the Ocean-...Tags: Natural Resources, Forests, Burlington, Natural Disasters, Disasters
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Firefighter charged with pipe theft
Sentinel Staff WriterA state Division of Forestry firefighter was arrested Wednesday after Polk County deputies said he stole irrigation pipes from his employer and sold them to scrap-metal dealers. Investigators from the sheriff's agricultural-crimes unit arrested Michael...Tags: Natural Resources, Theft, Forests, Dundee, Metal and Mineral
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Going gourmet in Beijing ... at Wal-Mart
Chicago Tribune Olympic BureauBEIJING—The No. 10 subway in northwest Beijing unloads another stream of people, old and young and youngster, who jostle their way up the stairs and head en masse into the three-story store next door. On another side of the store, the parking garage...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Groceries, Elk Grove, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bolingbrook
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Virginia wildfire in national forests grows to 400 acres
Associated PressA wildfire in the George Washington and Jefferson national forests is growing. The fire covered 15 acres when it was reported on August 19. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Sharon Mohney says it has grown to 400 acres. Mohney says about 80 firefighters...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildfires, Forests, Fires
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Company proposes wind farm for Huron-Manistee
An alternative energy company says it wants to place 20 to 28 large wind turbines near the Lake Michigan shoreline in the Huron-Manistee National Forest. White Pines Wind Farm LLC is a subsidiary of BP PLC and has applied for a special use permit with...Tags: Renewable Energy, BP Plc
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Officials try to stop munching moths on the move
Associated Press WriterHaving nibbled the leaves off 75 million acres of hardwood forest in the Northeast since 1970, European gypsy moths are munching their way across U.S. forests while the even more destructive Asian gypsy moth has been detected in western states. While...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Nature, Natural Resources, Invasive Species, Forests
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Granholm moderates energy town hall meeting
AP Political WriterHigh gas prices, dependence on foreign oil and concern over the nation's energy future were on the minds of people as Governor Jennifer Granholm moderated a town hall meeting Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention. The governor shared the...Tags: BP Plc, Economy, Regional Authority, Mining, Hillary Clinton
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Connecticut Boy Scout Fully Recovered From Plague
Capitol Bureau ChiefEighteen Connecticut Boy Scouts and nine adults were among about 1,000 nationwide who traveled to Wyoming the last week of July to work on summer projects for the U.S. Forest Service. They created trails and tore down fences in the northwest part of...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Diseases, Government Health Care, Medicaid, Health Organizations
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DNR officials capture bear found in tree in Frederick
FREDERICK Frederick police and state Department of Natural Resources officials relocated a bear found in a tree in Frederick to a state forest. Police received a call about 10:30 a.m. yesterday saying a bear was in a tree about 60 feet off the ground in...
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