Rescuers carry injured NH hiker, 70, down mountain after severe weather blocks arrival of Blackhawk helicopter

Rescuers in New Hampshire carried an injured 70-year-old hiker two miles down a mountain after deteriorating weather conditions prevented a helicopter from reaching the area, officials said.  The hiker, identified as Patrick Tyler of Hollis, was hiking with his wife near the summit of Mt. Cube in Orford when he slipped on wet, steep terrain…

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Virginia 6-year-old’s chilling words after shooting 1st grade teacher during class revealed in unsealed docs

Newly unsealed search warrants reportedly reveal the shocking words a 6-year-old Virginia student allegedly uttered after brandishing a gun at school and shooting his teacher in the classroom.  “I shot that b—- dead,” the boy said on Jan. 6, 2023, just moments after the shooting, according to Amy Kovac, a reading specialist at Richneck Elementary…

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Extreme heat will make Grand Canyon visits dramatically more risky in the future, study says

CNN  —  Climate change-fueled extreme heat will significantly increase the risk of heat-related illness for the millions of people who visit Grand Canyon National Park each year, a new National Park Service study found. Researchers used visitation, heat-related illness, temperature and humidity data at the Grand Canyon over a six-year period from 2004 to 2009…

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