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Burbank man falls to death off Grand Canyon outcropping
A 42-year-old Burbank man fell to his death at the Grand Canyon National Park on Friday as he reportedly attempted to hop from one rim outcropping to another, according to the National Park Service. The man, identified as Andrew N. Stires, fell 500 feet...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Organizations: Students win Noon Lion poster contest
Burbank Noon Lions recently recognized local level competition winners in the annual Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest during an awards presentation on Nov. 22 at the Burbank Central Library. First-level winners are Tnick Trivimol, Jordan...Tags: Diplomacy, Sport Chalet Incorporated, San Francisco, The Salvation Army, United Nations
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Paul E. Pfahler, 87
Paul E. Pfahler, 87, of Lakeland, Fla., passed away at home on Monday, May 20, 2013, from natural causes. Paul was born to Rita O'Brien and John Lloyd Pfahler in Mansfield, Ohio. He graduated from Mansfield Senior High School. After graduation, he...
Tags: High School Sports, U.S. Marine Corps, Elkton, Heart Surgery, Bowling Green State University
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Memorial Day discounts for military
In Honor of Those Who Serve, local businesses would like to say "Thank You" for your service by offering special discounts for Memorial Day. (This list is ongoing, please check back for updates and additions.) Some discounts are offered all year long....Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, U.S. Department of Defense, The Home Depot, Osceola County, Physical Disabilities
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Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather's spirit was content in the Pennsylvania town where his body has lain for six decades. "Grandpa...
Tags: Government, Human Interest, U.S. Congress, Laws, National Government
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Day Trips from the Lehigh Valley
DAY TRIPPIN' •Eagles/Carolina pre-season game, Aug. 15. $80. Whitehall-Coplay PTO, Rhonda, 610-266-1995. •"Noah," lunch at Shady Maple, July 24. $88. Landis Valley Village, Wilbur Chocolate, Sturgis Pretzels, lunch, Aug. 20. $74. "Motown,"...Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, Entertainment, Festive Events, IMAX, Music
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Rustic simplicity
Laura del Principe is not a Top Chef or an Iron Chef. She doesn't have tattoos running up and down her arms or a line of cookware created in her name. Plistia, the restaurant she runs with her husband, Cesidio Decina, is tucked away in the small...
Tags: Cheese, Landforms, Restaurants, Italy, Flour
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Climate change may be baring Mount Everest
A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found. Rocks and natural debris previously covered by snow are appearing now as the snow...
Tags: Ecosystems, Weather, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Landforms
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An inside-out adventure canyoneering in Utah
SPRINGDALE, Utah — There comes a moment when you step backward off a cliff, clinging to a rope the width of your pinkie, and ask yourself, "Why am I doing this?" It's inevitable. Fear of heights (and its close cousin, fear of falling) is as deeply...Tags: Climbing, Trips and Vacations, Google Inc., Travel, North Fork
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Denali National Park Set to Open for Summer
Channel 2 NewsDenali National Park and Preserve is gearing up to open for the summer despite some lingering snow cover. KUAC reports (http://bit.ly/16b4KbF) entrance-area facilities, like the visitor center, are scheduled to open for the season Wednesday. Sled dog... -
Villagers Seek Removal of Old Military Containers
Channel 2 NewsThe village of Anaktuvuk Pass has asked the National Park Service for permission to remove rusty fuel drums left behind by the Department of Defense more than 50 years ago. Most of the debris is located on Native allotments or Arctic Slope Regional...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense
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State hopes to ease some Baltimore-area traffic jams
In the stop-and-go world of Baltimore-area traffic, there's a lot more braking than commuters and transportation officials would like. Take Russell Allen, a Federal Hill resident who gets in his silver Ford Edge every weekday morning before 7:30 and...
Tags: Commuting, Harford Road, White Marsh, Entertainment, U.S. Congress
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