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Almost 100 raccoons descend upon Washington woman’s home
This might not quite qualify as an emergency, but sheriff’s deputies responding to a call in Washington state confronted dozens of trespassers who have been making out like bandits at one woman’s home. A woman in Kitsap County called 911 for help after she had to flee her own property, but the culprits were not… -
Las Vegas bids farewell to mob-era Tropicana casino in implosion
Las Vegas has said goodbye to one of its last mob-era landmarks, with the Tropicana, the third oldest casino on the Las Vegas Strip, reduced to rubble in a 22-second implosion. The towers crumbled in a celebration complete with fireworks, marking the city’s first major demolition in nearly a decade. Las Vegas has a history… -
Florida sports teams prep for Hurricane Milton as Bucs, Lighting evacuate
As Hurricane Milton, the strongest Gulf of Mexico storm since 2005 nears Florida, sports teams across the state are adjusting their schedules, and in some cases relocating, to ensure safety. With mass evacuations underway, the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have both left the area. The Buccaneers have moved the team’s… -
Colorado town celebrates tarantula mating season with spiders and festivals
Forget the flowers and chocolates, on the Colorado plains, love has eight legs and lots of hair. It’s tarantula mating season, and male tarantulas are crawling out of their burrows, ready to find a mate. Meanwhile, La Junta, Colorado, is rolling out the welcome mat for both the spiders and the spider-loving crowd that follows… -
ESA’s Hera spacecraft launches to help advance planetary defense
A new mission is underway to help protect the Earth from asteroids. The spacecraft “Hera” started its mission to revisit the scene of a cosmic crash when blasted off on Monday, Oct. 7. The European Space Agency’s Hera mission is a follow-up to NASA’s “Dart” mission in 2022. During the previous mission, an asteroid was…