Rescuers Attempting to Extract Injured Hiker Who Spent a Night in the Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado

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Rescue workers are attempting to rescue a 47-year-old man who was injured on Monday while hiking in the Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado. He apparently slipped and fell into a creek, and possibly suffered a dislocated shoulder, said Ron Corkish, with La Plata County Search and Rescue, reports the Durango Herald. The man fell into the creek Monday night and had to […]

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9 Amazing Facts About Polar Bears

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Polar bears aren’t just ordinary big white bears (they’re actually not white at all…), they’re highly specialized for life in the harshest environments. Here’s 9 amazing facts about polar bears. 1. They’re thought to have evolved from brown bears that became isolated due to glaciation in the eastern part of Siberia. The latest research has the two species diverging genetically around 400,000 […]

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Due To Marijuana Use Loveland Ski Area, CO Employee Who Died On The Job’s Family Being Refused Benefits

  In December 2017, Adam Lee died while working at Loveland Ski Area, CO.   His family is now being denied 50% of his workers’ compensation benefits because marijuana was found in his system. Marijuana use is legal in Colorado, but a Colorado law exists that allows workers’ comp companies to cut benefits by 50-percent if toxicology tests prove positive for […]

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Pemba Sherpa, Who has Climbed Everest 8 Times, Missing Without a Trace After Falling into Crevasse in Karakoram Range

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Veteran mountaineer Pemba Sherpa, who scaled Mt. Everest eight times, has gone missing while returning from a successful summit of Saser Kangri IV (24,330-feet) in the eastern Karakoram range in Jammu and Kashmir, reports the Hindustan Times. The 45-year-old who has climbed six of world’s highest 10 peaks fell into a crevasse on Friday evening while descending from Camp 2 […]

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56 Active Wildfires Burning Across the West Taking Lives, Destroying Homes, Affecting Air Quality, and Shutting Roads

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Unfortunately, the summer is off to a fiery start. This week alone, there are 56 active wildfires burning across California, Colorado, and the rest of the West, many in urbanized areas. The fires are taking lives, burning down homes, costing the economy billions of dollars, and affecting air quality. Scorching more than 100,000 acres, the Spring Creek Fire is already […]

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