Anyone hoping to lead a noncommercial rafting trip through the Grand Canyon in 2027 has another chance to secure a launch date. However, the application window is open for only about two days. The National Park Service opened the follow-up lottery on Aug. 18, 2026. Applicants must submit applications by noon MST on Thursday, Aug. …
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Animal advocates in one Tennessee town are banding together to pull off what may be the largest rescue to ever take place in Hawkins County. According to The Rogersville Review, the Hawkins County Humane Society received a call to a residence located in the Mount Carmel region. Once they arrived, rescuers say they were faced …
When it comes to neighbors behaving badly, Reddit is generally full of good (or not-so-good) stories. And while some of them may make you thankful for your neighbor whose only real crime is the fact that they leave the trash cans at the curb entirely too long, some of them will make you question what …
One of the major downsides of living in an apartment complex has to be how close you are to your neighbors. From hearing every sound that goes on in the apartment next to you to listening to the echoes of footsteps falling above you, apartment living can be a noisy experience. Add to that the …
Homeowners living in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, may finally get to see the light at the end of a long and frustrating tunnel, after a judge ruled that the county must complete a full property reassessment within the next five years. Trib Live reported that the ruling was handed down on Aug. 17, 2026, after an …
A football player in Arkansas got the shock of a lifetime recently when he was at practice. The player had been wearing his headgear while participating in warm-ups when he felt something unusual in his helmet, according to ESPN. But he didn’t see anything amiss at first, so he brought the helmet to his assistant …
A passenger was pulled partially out of a Ryanair plane after a window beside his seat shattered thousands of feet in the air. Now, a newly released investigation report explains what struck the aircraft hard enough to break the window. The incident happened on July 10 aboard Ryanair Flight 1879 as the Boeing 737 traveled from …
There’s a reason why real estate pros say that looking for a home is all about location, location, location. That’s because you can change a lot of things you don’t love about the house itself, making both structural and design changes to create the home of your dreams. However, there’s absolutely nothing you can do …
Walt Disney World guests can prepare to go off-road through towering mountains, winding paths, and powerful geysers as part of an ambitious new Cars-themed attraction at Magic Kingdom. At D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California, Disney revealed new details about Piston Peak National Park (to be revealed at Disney World). Imagineers also …
A Pasadena man was able to foil an attempted break-in at his house on Aug. 14, 2026, thanks to his Ring camera. KTLA 5 reports that the unnamed homeowner received an alert that there was motion at his side gate, which led into his backyard. The homeowner said that a lot of houses on his …