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Just Outside Milwaukee Lies Lake Views And Wooded Trails In An Under-The-Radar, Waterfront Suburb

Wisconsin is home to plenty of natural beauty, but this destination just outside Milwaukee provides low-key serenity on the ...

Nearly 500 acres purchased for vast nature preserve near Chimney Rock, Lake Lure

Nearly 500 acres of land has been purchased by Conserving Carolina for a vast nature preserve located near Chimney Rock State Park.

Kayak launch is latest effort to make forest preserves accessible for people with disabilities

The adaptive launch on the Little Calumet River is part of $2 million in upgrades at Beaubien Woods, including new seating, a program shelter with interpretive signage and an improved fishing ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘Jarring irony’: Utahns fighting Legislature’s congressional maps file rebuttal with Supreme Court

Lawyers for Utahns challenging the state’s congressional boundaries say there is “jarring irony” in the Legislature’s insistence on the recreation of an independent redistricting commission to aid in ...
The Wenatchee World

$4M gift boosts Lake Chelan Community Center construction, includes $2M matching challenge

A $4 million donation toward Phase 2 of the Lake Chelan Community Center’s construction was announced Tuesday. Seven Acres Foundation Executive Director Maribel Cruz said the gift is crucial to the ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Here’s what’s next in Utah’s disputed redistricting process, now that lawmakers have adopted a map

On Monday, Republican lawmakers adopted their choice for a new map of congressional districts and submitted it to a Utah judge, part of a court-ordered dash to get new districts set ahead of the 2026 ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Republican lawmakers picked their preferred congressional redistricting map. See what district you’d be in.

Utah Republican lawmakers pushed through a new congressional map — drawn under protest due to a court’s order — that would give the GOP an advantage in all four of the state’s U.S. House districts, ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Lawmakers have received 4,500 comments on their redistricting maps. Here’s what Utahns like — and don’t.

Utahns have submitted some 4,500 comments through Thursday evening on the six proposed maps to replace Utah’s four U.S. House of Representatives districts, with more rolling in ahead of the ...
WFTV

Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s debut drone operation helped find wanted man stuck in woods

PAISLEY, Fla. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is detailing how its first operational use of remote drone pilot operations helped find a wanted man. Deputies say they responded to Bear Street in ...
The Spokesman-Review

Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for Sept. 25, 2025

Tip of the week: Snake River fishing guides who commonly use fresh-caught smallmouth bass to catch sturgeon, say that contrary to common belief, sturgeon prefer fresh bait. Lake Roosevelt sturgeon ...
Golf Digest

Masshole golfer hits man in head with putter, flees into woods, has $4,000 set of clubs thrown into lake

Summer may finally be cooling off, but tempers are still running hot on the course. Don't take our word for it, though. Just check out the police blotter of East Greenwich, Rhode Island’s finest, who ...