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Tourists can have hellish experience in Turkmenistan [News of the Weird]

Reading Eagle - Pennsylvania · June 12, 2025

Turkmenistan’s top tourist attraction is the Gateway to Hell, a huge gas leak that has been burning since 1971 in the Karakum Desert, Yahoo! News reported on June 5. The fire started when Soviet scientists accidentally drilled into an underground...

Texas-Japan ties and Toyota site draw manufacturer to San Antonio

San Antonio Report - Texas · June 11, 2025

Plastics manufacturing company Sanko is looking to build a $40 million plant near the Toyota facility in San Antonio. Never miss San Antonio Report's biggest stories. Sign up for The Recap, a newsletter rundown of the most important news,...

Flash flooding in Texas leads to high-water rescues, road closures as torrential rain continues

FOX Weather · June 12, 2025

High water rescues are underway in Texas after torrential rain led to numerous reports of flash flooding. FOX Weather Meteorologists Britta Merwin and Craig Herrera break down the latest on June 12, 2025. Fast Facts: Over 3 inches of rain recorded...

Foreign Office warns UK tourists in USA to 'stay away' in new alert

Birmingham Live · June 12, 2025

UK tourists in the United States have been issued a new safety warning by the Foreign Office. The official body has issued guidance over responding to protests across the US, as well as in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto...

June is National Camping Month

News Channel 6 - Texas · June 12, 2025

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - June brings more than just the start of summer, it’s also National Camping Month. Camping is a staple of American summers and a beloved pastime. But before campers head out to pitch their tent or park their RV, there...

'Foreshadowed' storms: Lubbock NWS details 8 tornadoes that struck West Texas

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas ·

Eight tornadoes touched down in West Texas and eastern New Mexico on June 5, 2025, following early morning storms. The first tornado struck west of Lingo, New Mexico, while the strongest, an EF-2, hit near Morton, Texas. Later tornadoes caused...

Another record-breaking year for Wisconsin tourism, Northwoods counties may be seeing some impacts from low snow winters

WXPR - Wisconsin · June 12, 2025

As the Coontail assistant manager and a buyer, Jason Schultz has seen a lot of changes to who is coming to recreate in the Northwoods and what activities are drawing them in. “We have conversations with people here. So hey, what brings you up that...

'Small Ball,' the musical produced by 76ers exec Daryl Morey, mixes basketball with 'Gulliver's Travels'

Philly Voice · June 12, 2025

Daryl Morey has spent much of the 76ers' offseason preparing for the NBA draft. But the Sixers president of basketball operations also is serving as a producer of the absurd musical comedy "Small Ball," which opened Wednesday night, at...

Texas A&M Forest Service grants $155K to landowners

KXVA - Texas · June 11, 2025

A few landowners across West Central Texas have received reimbursement from the Texas A&M Forest Service for helping to reduce the risk of wildfires. TEXAS, USA — Landowners across West Central Texas were awarded $155,000 from the Texas A&M Forest...

Houston Billionaire’s $40,000 a Night Presidential Suite Morphs Into a Fabulous Fashion Land With Carolina Herrera and Shelby Hodge

Paper City Magazine - Texas · June 12, 2025

Even if I say so myself, the invitation was simply too fabulous to resist — a cocktail and fashion evening with Carolina Herrera president Emilie Rubinfeld and myself, the society editor for PaperCity. No surprise then that the only refusals for...

Houston Reduced RSV Hospitalizations With Innovative Immunization Therapies

Precision Vaccinations ·

(Vax-Before-Travel News)According to an analysis recently published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fewer infants were admitted to hospitals struggling to breathe from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) last season....

These Flying Termites in Texas? It’s Mating Season, Not Mayhem

92.5 The Ranch - Texas · June 10, 2025

It happened twice in one day, once in the morning and again in the evening. I stepped out onto my front patio, headed to my truck, when I was suddenly covered in a swarm of flying insects. For a split second, I thought they were mosquitoes or...

Texas Governor to Deploy National Guard Ahead of Anti-ICE Protests

Breitbart · June 11, 2025

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he is ordering the deployment of the National Guard to multiple locations across the state in advance of planned anti-ICE protests. The governor said the order is meant to “ensure peace and order.” “Peaceful...

Baby boy ejected, killed in high-speed SE Houston crash involving suspected drunk driver, HPD says

ABC 13 - Texas · June 12, 2025

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An infant was killed in a major crash involving a suspected intoxicated driver in southeast Houston on Wednesday evening, police said. The Houston Police Department said the crash happened at about 6:30 p.m. near the 7600...

State auditors accuse Grand County of misusing tourism funds

KSL NewsRadio - Utah · June 11, 2025

GRAND COUNTY — State auditors are asking Grand County to reimburse over $1 million that they say was incorrectly spent on recreation programs. A letter from the state auditor said that the money was only allocated for tourism promotion. However,...

Texas high school rodeo finals draw thousands to Abilene, boosting local economy

KTXS - Texas ·

ABILENE, Texas — Thousands of people traveled from all over to compete at the The Texas High School State Rodeo (THSRA) Finals in Abilene. "We’ve been to town and have eaten of course and explored the different parts of Abilene," mother of a THSRA...

Texas to fund research for ibogaine, a psychedelic drug to treat PTSD

KVUE - Texas · June 11, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on Wednesday that will allow the state to spend $50 million researching the psychoactive drug that can treat opioid withdrawal. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law on Wednesday that would...

Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony | Forest Grove

Pacific University - Oregon · June 11, 2025

Description Remembrance of Juneteenth: The Day of Jubilee Juneteenth is a testament to the power of everyday people in the fight for freedom and justice. While we all understand that Juneteenth commemorates the moment enslaved people in Galveston,...

Multi-jurisdiction undercover investigation leads to multiple arrests for child sexual exploitation in East Texas

KIII - Texas · June 12, 2025

All five individuals intended to travel to Kilgore to engage in sexual relations with children. KILGORE, Texas — Kilgore Police have identified five suspects accused of online solicitation of minors in a multi-jurisdiction investigation into child...

Hunting at Dinosaur Valley or Enchanted Rock? Texas expands public hunting areas.

Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas · June 12, 2025

DALLAS -- More than 10,000 acres have been added to Texas' public hunting program, including in the North Texas region. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission authorized 2025-2026 hunting season dates that include 140 different public hunts in 52...