A runaway reindeer broke free from Santa Claus at a Colorado mall Thursday while the Big Man was inside visiting with children. KYSL in Summit County reports that the reindeer escape happened outside the La Riva Mall in Dillon. While
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There he stood, wearing a red parka, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, on blindingly white snow against a clear blue sky, 9,000 feet above sea level, with the temperature hovering at minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. “We are here today to
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The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office, Rowlett police and fire departments are investigating what appear to be human remains on a wooded peninsula at Lake Ray Hubbard. Hikers made the grim discovery shortly before 5 o’clock Wednesday evening near the
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A deadly epidemic had gripped a gold rush town in the impenetrable U.S. territory of Alaska nearly 90 years ago, transfixing the nation. A cure existed, but there was no way to deliver it. There were no roads available, and
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Sometimes it takes patience and persistence to make a connection. “I couldn’t ignore the situation — especially because it was right in front of me,” said Farnaz Memarzadeh. She first noticed a stray dog a year-and-a-half ago wandering around the
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There are few places in the world that conjure the same kind of imagery as the Chobe National Park in Botswana. Drifting through the savannas, torrents of water wind-off into a sunlit horizon; cheetahs stalk their prey as flocks of
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the first stocking of rainbow trout below the dam at Possum Kingdom Lake tailrace was set for yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 5. Because of the low-water conditions at the Highway 16 bridge resulting in the
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One of the fondest dreams of modern-day backyard tinkerers is on the verge of coming true. Engineers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) have announced publication of their open-source plans for an affordable, homemade 3-D printer designed to fabricate solid-steel products from common
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A freak accident killed a baby and critically injured her mother in Tomball Tuesday night. A large branch fell on them outside the Lone Star Behavioral Health Clinic on Quinn Road. The mother and other volunteers were putting up Christmas
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has signed temporary leased access agreements with four Guadalupe River property owners to expand public access to the trout fishery downstream of Canyon Lake. Public fishing access will be available at Mountain Breeze Campground, Rio
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In the wake of New York’s latest gun control law, the New York Police Department is now sending out notices to registered gun owners demanding that they give up their firearms, clear proof that gun registration leads to outright confiscations.
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The U.S. House approved Tuesday a 10-year extension of a federal law banning guns that can go undetected by metal detectors and X-ray machines. The measure passed on an overwhelming bipartisan vote, despite reservations from Democrats who would like to
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Hunters checked 22,620 white-tailed deer on Monday, Dec. 2, the opening day of Ohio’s deer-gun hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The deer-gun season remains open through Sunday, Dec. 8. Hunters are
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The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment joined Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies to produce a comprehensive curriculum for middle school and high school students on the subject of water and the
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Here we are halfway through white-tail deer season and so far the season seems to be producing some really nice deer. The reports are especially good for the East Texas white-tails with some nice racks and as was predicted a
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Editor’s Note: this story is one of the most successful stories ever posted in the Outdoor News section, generating over 33,000 views. Given the recent rhetoric talking against so-called “assault” weapons, I feel it appropriate to re-post this story reminding
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A convenience store owner was shot during a robbery on Nov. 11 in Bassfield, Mississippi, but then turned the tables and opened fire on the robber shooting him at least 10 times. It was in the early morning hours when the
A 57-year-old Shreveport, LA, man has been sentenced to pay more than $14,000 in restitution and serve 48 hours of community service as conditions of a two year probated sentence for federal wildlife violations in the Eastern District of Texas,
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Volunteers by the dozens have been helping to restore pine forests in Central Texas that were destroyed by wildfires in 2011. The volunteers have come from across the United States and Canada to help restore the Bastrop County forests, including
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Spend a weekend at one of the 70 state parks that offer group facilities and create a new holiday tradition in the great outdoors. Serve turkey and all the trimmings in a park recreation hall equipped with a full kitchen
