Industry Buzz
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October 23, 2024
A Hiker Got Trapped Upside Down Between Boulders for 7 Hours Trying to Get Her Phone
Most people have a hard time parting ways with their phone these days but there are some cases where cutting the proverbial umbilical cord should be an obvious call.Take, for example, a woman who dropped her phone in an opening between boulders in New South Wales, Australia and decided to...
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October 19, 2024
Former Olympian wanted on murder, drug trafficking charges
Ryan Wedding, a Canadian and former snowboarding Olympian, is wanted by the FBI after unsealed federal court documents allege Wedding ran a massive drug operation that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas. CNN
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September 12, 2024
SoCal Ski Resort Saved by Snow-Making Machines During Bridge Fire
Heartbreaking footage appeared online Tuesday night showing California’s Bridge fire reaching a small and beloved ski resort in Wrightwood – Mountain High. But on Wednesday morning, with the fire expanding over 47,000 acres and at zero percent containment, according to local fire officials, Mountain High’s lodge and the few lifts that cover...
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September 4, 2024
Paralympics scandal: Ecuador accused of fielding non-disabled athletes
The Observatory for Monitoring Public Policy Compliance in Ecuadorian Sport (ODDE) claims that a network of corruption has been operating within Ecuador's sports institutions, allowing individuals without disabilities to fraudulently obtain "functional classifications" required to compete in Paralympic events. These accusations have been reported by the South American outlet Infobae,...
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September 4, 2024
Check Out Alex Honnold’s Jaw-Dropping Home Climbing Gym
The world’s most famous rock climber, Alex Honnold, now has added commitments and limitations on his time due to the birth of his daughter. Some of us in similar situations have installed simple climbing boards to train on in garages, attics, patios, or in the yard. But, this is Alex...
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August 29, 2024
Former Utah Wildlife Official Charged in Illegal Hunting Scheme
Wade Raymond Heaton, 51, knowingly broke the law by using corn feed to lure animals toward paying clients waiting in deer blinds, according to court documents filed in Kane County this week. Heaton, also a Kane County commissioner, joined the Utah Wildlife Board in 2019 and served until his resignation...
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August 8, 2024
Atomic Employee Allegedly Stole 1,900 Pairs of Skis
Aformer employee of Atomic is being accused of stealing as many as 1,900 pairs of skis from the company over the course of two years. The report originally comes from Salzburg Nachrichten, in which the newspaper uncovered public court documents detailing an alleged operation by a 57-year-old employee working in the company’s...
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July 24, 2024
Hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin damages part of boardwalk
A hydrothermal explosion took place at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin in northwest Wyoming Tuesday morning, sending boiling water and steam into the air and causing some damage to a boardwalk, officials said. The small, localized eruption occurred at 10:19 a.m. local time near the Sapphire Pool, which is about two...
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July 19, 2024
Marmots attacking cars in California national park
Rangers at the Mineral King area of Sequoia National Park in the central California Sierra range are advising hikers and other visitors to wrap their vehicles with a tarp when they are away. If not, the local marmots may feast on their vehicles. The marmots are attracted by the smell...
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June 21, 2024
Kaitlin Armstrong ordered to pay $15 million to family of Moriah Wilson
A judge has ordered Kaitlin Armstrong to pay $15 million to the family of Moriah Wilson as part of a civil lawsuit. Wilson’s parents filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Armstrong in May, six months after Armstrong was found guilty of murdering Wilson and sentenced to 90 years in prison. Judge Daniella DeSata...
