An angler broke a Lone Star State record by catching a 71-pound fish in an infamous Texas lake earlier this summer. The catch, which was a smallmouth buffalo, was announced on Friday. The 71-pound behemoth was swimming in Austin’s Lady Bird Lake when it was captured using a fishing rod and reel. Lady Bird Lake...
Several animals captured from the Copper Creek wolf pack in Colorado will be relocated following repeated attacks on livestock. An adult female and four pups were taken to a “secure location for evaluation and monitoring,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said in a press release. The pack’s adult male was captured but died in captivity...
Overnight hotel stays in Grand Canyon National Park have now been restricted ahead of the busy Labor Day travel weekend after the only pipeline supplying water into the park suffered “four significant breaks,” prompting a total shutdown, officials say. The National Park Service says “currently no water is being pumped to either the South or...
Two Nevada men accused of damaging rock formations estimated to be 140 million years old at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area back in April are facing charges and potential prison time. Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, each face a federal indictment for one count of injury and depredation of...
A lightning strike has injured two tourists who were standing near the rim of the iconic Horseshoe Bend in Arizona’s Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the National Park Service says. The incident happened on Monday around 4 p.m. and involved two women – a 22-year-old from the Netherlands and a 23-year-old from Australia. “Visitors are...
Sitting in traffic on a sweltering afternoon, waiting to cross the border back into Arizona from a meeting in Mexico, Nogales Mayor Jorge Maldonado’s main request for the next administration was achingly relevant: more Customs and Border Protection staff. “We got people trying to cross the border that are taking two or three hours long,”...
Students at a Texas middle school have new restrictions on how they can dress for the first day of classes on Monday, as a result of a change in dress code that bans wearing black clothing from head to toe. The change is taking effect at H.E. Charles Middle School, which is part of the...
Vice President Kamala Harris’ record on immigration and border security has been thin in her current role, according to three mayors along the southern border, leaving questions about how she plans to tackle one of the biggest issues in the 2024 presidential election. “From where I sit, I would grade the vice president’s performance of...
A migrant living in the United States illegally shot and wounded a Texas police officer in an early morning confrontation on Sunday, multiple law enforcement sources tell Fox News. Venezuelan nationalJorge Chacon-Gutierrez, 25, died during the shootout with San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officers. It is unclear if he was killed by officers or if...
A passing swarm of bees claimed the life of an Arizona golf course employee.The news of Rick Messina’s death was made public via a message to the golf club’s members on July 3, local KOLD-TV reported. Messina was working on the eighth hole of Pusch Ridge Course in Oro Valley the morning of June 24...
