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Stangebye Finishes Fifth in Field of 130 at 108th Tennessee Amateur Championship
Men's Golf | 8/16/2023 8:48:00 AM CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A five-under-par (65) final round excels Micah Stangebye to a fifth-place finish at the 108th Tennessee Amateur Championship on the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Kentucky State University's Micah Stangebye placed fifth last week in the 108th Tennessee Amateur Championship golf tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Back-to-back bogies on holes 17 and 18 led to an opening round one-over-par 71.
Armed vigilantes under scrutiny after statue protester shot in New Mexico
Officials are scrutinizing armed vigilante groups in New Mexico following the shooting of a protester calling for the removal of a controversial colonial statue. Police are examining whether the shooter belonged to New Mexico Civil Guard, whose members were out in force at the Monday demonstration in Albuquerque. The group has become a familiar and controversial presence at protests over racial injustice across the state.
X marks the spot: treasure hunters in shock after reported $2m find in Rocky Mountains
Treasure hunters have reacted with shock, delight and disbelief to the news that a chest containing gems, gold and antiques worth up to $2m has reportedly been found in the Rocky Mountains. “I’ve had every emotion under the sun,” said Sacha Dent of Kansas, who dedicated years to a quest that resulted in the deaths of up to five people. “First it was shock and sadness, then on Monday a mix of happiness, relief and excitement,” said Dent. “I’ve invested six years into this. Now it’s finally over.
US south-west in grip of historic 'megadrought', research finds
Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images When Ken Pimlott began fighting US wildfires at the age of 17, they seemed to him to be a brutal but manageable natural phenomenon. Related: Dust bowl conditions of 1930s US now more than twice as likely to reoccur “We had periodic [fire] sieges in the 80s, but there were breaks in between,” said Pimlott, the former head of the California department of forestry and fire protection. But no longer. “That doesn’t really happen any more.
US south-west in grip of historic 'megadrought', research finds
Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images When Ken Pimlott began fighting US wildfires at the age of 17, they seemed to him to be a brutal but manageable natural phenomenon. Related: Dust bowl conditions of 1930s US now more than twice as likely to reoccur “We had periodic [fire] sieges in the 80s, but there were breaks in between,” said Pimlott, the former head of the California department of forestry and fire protection. But no longer. “That doesn’t really happen any more.
'Not a mask in sight': thousands flock to Yellowstone as park reopens
On Monday, thousands of visitors from across the country descended on Yellowstone national park, which opened for the first time since its closure in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We have been cooped up for weeks,” Jacob Willis told the Guardian near a crowd of onlookers at the Old Faithful Geyser. “When the parks opened, we jumped at the opportunity to travel,” said Willis, who had arrived from Florida.
Border wall construction brings crowds, and COVID-19 anxiety, into Arizona towns
Hundreds of workers are passing through the rural border communities, where medical services are already strained. Samuel Gilbert April 21, 2020 Like Tweet Email Print Subscribe Donate Now Border wall construction has sliced through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, south of Ajo, Arizona, putting the fragile ecosystem at risk. Now, during the pandemic, construction crews are bringing new fears to border towns.
‘Treated like trash’: the project trying to identify the bodies of migrants
Soil is carefully dug and then brushed away and the bags removed from the ground. Inside are bones but also small items that give a touch of humanity and threads of stories where flesh – and names – are missing. A little note. A half-drunk bottle of water. Prayer beads, a soft toy.
Trump deploys 'surge' of park rangers to patrol Mexican border
The Trump administration is sending a new “surge” of rangers from US national parks such as Zion, Yosemite and the National Mall to patrol the southern border for crossings by illegal immigrants. Continuing a controversial policy initiated in 2018, rangers who work in law enforcement will be dispatched to Organ Pipe Cactus national monument on the Arizona and Mexico border as well as Big Bend national park on the border in south-west Texas.
Trump Deploys New Surge of NPS Rangers to Patrol Southern Border
Critics say the policy, which doesn't require congressional approval, puts public lands and park visitors at risk. December 3, 2019 The Trump administration is sending a new “surge” of rangers from US national parks such as Zion, Yosemite, and the National Mall to patrol the southern border for crossings by undocumented immigrants. National Park Service rangers are being deployed from parks like Zion (pictured) and Yosemite to parks on the US-Mexico border. Photo by Richard Schneider.
‘This touched everyone’: Walmart store reopens months after mass shooting
Photograph: Mark Lambie/Associated Press Three months after one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history, the Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, where 22 were killed in an August rampage reopened on Thursday amid tears and smiles from customers and staff as the border city continues to reel from the racially-driven tragedy.
‘This touched everyone’: Walmart store reopens months after mass shooting
Photograph: Mark Lambie/Associated Press Three months after one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history, the Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, where 22 were killed in an August rampage reopened on Thursday amid tears and smiles from customers and staff as the border city continues to reel from the racially-driven tragedy.
‘Death sentence’: Butterfly sanctuary to be bulldozed for Trump’s border wall
On any given day at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, visitors can to see more than 60 varieties of butterflies. In the spring and fall, monarchs and other species can blanket the center’s 100 acres of subtropical bushlands that extend from the visitor center to the banks of the Rio Grande River, where their property, and U.S. sovereignty, ends. “It’s like something from ‘Fantasia,’” said the center’s director, Marianna Wright.
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