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Governor signs bill to name part of US-131 after fallen U. S. airman
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (245+ words) U. S. Air Force Master Sgt. Gregory Kuhse. (Courtesy) KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) " A stretch of US-131 in the Kalamazoo area will bear the name of a U. S. airman who died in Afghanistan in 2015. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law a bill…...
Wildlife refuge, historical sites vulnerable to border wall construction
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (598+ words) ALAMO, Texas (Border Report) " Long-time environmentalist Jim Chapman points out his favorite trees as he walks among the brush and crunches on the trails of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Chapman is a board member of the Friends of the…...
Crews struggle to contain wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (263+ words) by: SEJAL GOVINDARAO, Associated Press Crews had managed to contain about 26% of the Dragon Bravo Fire last week, but that dropped into single digits as unfavorable conditions helped the flames to spread across more than 110 square miles (about 285 kilometers) by…...
Little known US-Mexico agreement helps fight fires along the border
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (297+ words) SAN DIEGO (Border Report) " A seldom used agreement between Mexico and U. S. was enacted last month when the Guadalajara 2 Complex fire threatened to jump the border and damage the communities of Campo and Jacumba in California. It started when Baja California…...