A recent roller coaster malfunction left 18 people stranded above the ground at a Texas amusement park. Firefighters used an aerial ladder to bring them down one at a time. The Texas Tornado stopped at Wonderland Amusement Park in Amarillo shortly before the park closed on Saturday, Aug. 1. The incident happened during Wonderland’s 75th…
Can you imagine going out for a nice steak dinner and eating completely naked? Well, now you can if you want to. A South Florida steakhouse has dropped its dress code for one night each month. Guests can enjoy a five-course dinner while wearing a robe or nothing at all. C.L.A.S.S. Soirée Steakhouse in Hollywood…
Colorado wildlife officers are hearing about bears much more often this year. They have already received nearly 2,000 reports, roughly twice the number recorded at the same point last year. The state’s drought is one reason for the increase, according to ABC News. Dry conditions have reduced the availability of natural foods such as berries…
A fisherman enjoying a nice day out on Alaska’s Kenai River turned into the trip of a lifetime. Carter Brown filmed female brown bears searching for salmon only a few feet from his boat. The video was recorded near Soldotna while Brown was out fishing. It shows one bear dipping her head underwater and surfacing with…
One Connecticut driver is reporting that he witnessed something most people would call crazy. Kevin Klimas said a massive, hair-covered figure crossed the road directly in front of his vehicle. The alleged encounter occurred near Voluntown shortly before 1:45 a.m. on July 5. Klimas said he had just left a friend’s rental cabin near Pachaug…
Summer should be the time to head to the beach and cool off, but several Indiana beaches were recently hit with advisories due to high E. coli levels. The original advisories followed samples collected Wednesday, July 29. Results from Mt. Baldy, Central Beach, Dunbar Beach, Portage Lakefront and West Beach exceeded the state standard. Park…
Recently, a white-tailed buck became trapped approximately 12 feet below ground in an abandoned, dried-up well in northern New Jersey. The animal remained there until police, firefighters, and wildlife officials could remove it. The rescue took place Friday, July 31, in Hopatcong Borough. The police department’s Humane Law Enforcement Officer coordinated the response with New…
This year, a passenger’s phone and power bank burst into flames only minutes after her flight left Wichita, Kansas. The fire burned her arms and legs and forced the plane to return to the airport. The scary incident occurred in February aboard Horizon Air Flight 2117, which operated for Alaska Airlines and was en route…
A close encounter at Yellowstone National Park took a frightening turn when a boy got too close to a Bison hanging near the boardwalk. The video shows the animal casually (thankfully) following the child as other visitors watch from a nearby boardwalk. The incident happened on July 28, according to Philadelphia ABC affiliate WPVI. Visitor…