Hot Creek has been a certified headliner for generations. The stream that winds through Mono County has been home to a scene in the John Wayne movie “True Grit,” as well as big-screen close-ups featuring Gregory Peck and Steve McQueen.The waterway is a geological … [Read more...] about Outdoors: Hot Creek, famous for movies scenes and wild trout, is fighting for survival
Fight for survival
Brit woman, 33, fighting for her life after being swept away by an avalanche she caused
A British woman is fighting for her life after being swept away by an avalanche she caused. The 33-year-old, who has not been named, was with her partner who survived the avalanche and raised the alarm. A helicopter was scrambled to the scene and airlifted the woman to a nearby … [Read more...] about Brit woman, 33, fighting for her life after being swept away by an avalanche she caused
Brit tourist killed in Philippines and girlfriend left fighting for life after ‘out-of-control rubbish truck smashes head-on into his car’
A BRITISH man has been killed in a horror car smash while on holiday in the Philippines after a dumpster truck collided head-on with his car. The lifeless body of James McGrory, 59, was pulled from the wreckage after the huge lorry allegedly veered into the lane he was driving in … [Read more...] about Brit tourist killed in Philippines and girlfriend left fighting for life after ‘out-of-control rubbish truck smashes head-on into his car’
Cycle for Survival Events: Get Fit While Fighting Rare Cancers
Need some extra motivation to hit the gym and keep your New Year’s resolutions in check? Cycle for Survival -- an indoor, relay-style cycling event that lets you team up with friends, family or co-workers to raise money for rare cancer research -- may be the answer to … [Read more...] about Cycle for Survival Events: Get Fit While Fighting Rare Cancers
A Fight for Survival
Two food production models have emerged to compete for the nation's collective heart, mind, and pocketbook. Of course, the bigger and more powerful force is a handful of giant grain-trading and food-processing transnational corporations known, warmly, as the … [Read more...] about A Fight for Survival