A marmot reportedly approaching during a hike at Mount Rainier National Park seemed like a moment out of a fairytale full of friendly critters. For 23-year-old Jared Shult, scratching the animal on the back ended up dislodging a $230 fine. The surprises did not run out there, though. Shult says a park ranger tracked him…
It’s a familiar ritual: when checking in at a hotel, the guest receives their key card neatly tucked inside a paper packet, the perfect case to keep it in when traveling. The packet can even tell you exactly which room to return to if you forget. This provides the ultimate combination of conveniences. That convenience,…
A sky free of clouds sounds like the setup for a flawless flight free of delays or complications. There is another condition, however, that can significantly impact a travel schedule without a single storm cloud floating by. When temperatures climb high enough, heat itself can make it harder for an airplane to get off the…
Most HOA bills come with some warning. For nearly 200 condo owners in Southern California, however, their latest bill reportedly came with something dramatically different: more than $26,000 each. Residents at the 198-unit Villa Moura complex in San Clemente told ABC7 Los Angeles that their HOA imposed the emergency assessment to pay for new roofs….
For residents along one West Las Vegas street, the piles outside a nearby home have become hard to ignore. Bikes, appliances, trash, and other items have filled the driveway, and residents say the mess keeps coming back. The city knows about it too. On Aug. 28, News 3 Las Vegas reported that the property has…
Winter is still months away, but weather events happening thousands of miles out in the Pacific Ocean is already shaping expectations for rain, shine, snow, sleet, and temperatures across the United States. It’s called El Niño, and the 2026 edition is intensifying. The name gets tossed around a lot whenever unusual winter weather is expected;…
In a hole in the ground, there once lived… some adventurous humans. Although this Ohio home is as unique as they come, it would actually be very difficult to spot while just passing by. That’s because about 90% of the house is actually underground, tucked into a hillside beneath dirt, ivy, and grass, listing agent…
For over a decade, Breanna Lane says she sent thousands of dollars to her parents each month, believing she was paying toward owning the home where she and her family lived. Her parents, Alan and Wendy Briggs, were under a very different impression. Realestate.com.au writes that, according to Mom and Dad, those payments were actually…
Hundreds of foreign travelers remain missing after catastrophic flash floods tore through northern Nepal, leaving governments around the world warning tourists to stay away from affected areas. As of Thursday evening (August 27), Nepal’s Tourism Board and Euronews report that 644 tourists were still missing. According to EarthSky, the disaster began at 8:37 am local…