Twin brothers who spent their summers growing up at SeaWorld San Antonio are embracing their role as employees as the park celebrates its 60th anniversary. Jakob Fenton and Westin Fenton are 23-year-old twins from San Antonio, Texas, who discovered a love for marine animals at a young age. They first visited SeaWorld at the age of seven when their grandparents …
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California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials announced Monday, as the state sets targets for cutting planet-warming emissions on natural lands. The 1,600-acre Dos Rios tract in the state’s crop-rich Central Valley is set to open June 12 as California’s 281st state park. Located near the confluence of …
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A Pennsylvania appeals court has kept alive an Italian heritage group’s challenge to efforts by the city of Pittsburgh to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from a city park. The Commonwealth Court on Friday sent the dispute over the 13-foot bronze and granite Schenley Park statue back to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court for further consideration of issues raised …
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The state of Wisconsin, known for its booming dairy industry and mouth-watering cheese, offers many hidden gems, inviting travelers to uncover its treasures beyond the beaten path. From the shores of Lake Geneva to the bluffs of Devil’s Lake State Park, the state provides ample opportunities for stunning views. Read on to learn about the state’s best-kept secrets, must-do activities …
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An endangered Bornean orangutan baby has been welcomed into the world at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida. WORLD’S OLDEST KNOWN GORILLA TURNS 67 AT BERLIN ZOO The baby orangutan was delivered by cesarean section on Saturday, weighing just over three pounds, park officials said. The mother, Luna, is recuperating from surgery and will be reunited with the baby once …
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to remove a nationally known outdoor artwork that borders a pond in a Des Moines city park, finding the New York artist who created the work is likely to succeed in her argument that destroying the work would violate her contract with a local art center. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher ordered …
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Crews could begin ripping out a groundbreaking art installation bordering a Des Moines pond as early as next week under plans announced by a local art museum Wednesday, saying the artwork is hazardous and would be too expensive to repair. City officials gave the Des Moines Art Center permission to begin demolishing the artwork, called Greenwood Pond: Double Site, as …
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A man died and a woman was injured when they lost control of their vehicle at an off-road adventure park in eastern Kentucky and it fell off an 80-foot cliff, officials said. 1 DEAD, 1 HURT AFTER HOMEMADE PLANE CRASHES IN ARIZONA Crews responded to a report that a utility task vehicle crashed Saturday evening at Hollerwood Off-Road Adventure Park, …
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