Mark Switzerland stands to the left, overseeing a safety test of the Mischief Lab fire show set up beside the racetrack featuring Kinetic people-powered machines and stick-horse racers causing racing mayhem on the Ferndale Racetrack. The Mischief Lab, based in Arcata, specializes in pyrotechnic shows, and recommends that Humboldt County Fair visitors come to their…
Tropical Storm Erin on Wednesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with it forecast to become the season’s first hurricane, growing to major hurricane strength by Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. update, the center of Erin was located about 1,300 miles east of the northern Leeward…
A mansion in the Coronado Cays that has yet to find a buyer after nearly two years will be part of an auction in Hong Kong. The newly built mansion at 3 The Point had previously made The San Diego Union-Tribune’s list of luxury homes sitting on the market the longest. It went on sale…
BANDON, Ore. (AP) — Stanford senior Megha Ganne won three straight holes against mistake-prone Brooke Biermann and was never seriously threatened on her way to winning her first USGA title Sunday with a 4-and-3 victory in the U.S. Women’s Amateur. Three times that Biermann won a hole in the afternoon, Ganne responded with a birdie…
Three people, including an innocent 65-year-old man, were hospitalized early Saturday after a teen triggerman blasted away at a rival in Times Square, officials said. NYPD officers monitoring the Crossroads of the World who heard the shots raced over and apprehended the suspected shooter, a 17-year-old boy, following the 1:20 a.m. shooting at the corner…
Four Guatemalan siblings, detained as undocumented immigrants after a traffic stop, spent several days last week at the Orange County Jail before being picked up in a van and driven around for hours. Finally they reached their destination, their attorneys say: Right back at the Orange County Jail. This directionless odyssey — similar to what…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Cellphones are banned inside Kentucky classrooms under a new law, but specific policies are being left up to individual districts. There are exceptions to the law for cellphone use during instructional time, but otherwise students aren’t allowed to have their phones out during class. More Local News: Kentucky Derby memorabilia, including…
It is one of the leading super yachts of the world and its owner is one of the wealthiest. Jeff Bezos‘ superyacht Koru has been spotted off the picturesque coast of Cala Pi, in Mallorca. The sighting of the 127-meter sailing yacht generated significant attention from both yacht enthusiasts and tourists, who were drawn to…
A skirt and shirt made out of a bed sheet, a puppy outfit and a patriotic-themed shirt and shorts were among the styles shown off at this year’s Logan County Fair “Blue Jeans and Country Dreams” 4-H Fashion Revue held Friday evening at Northeastern Junior College. Participants in four divisions decorated or constructed a garment…
The stars were shining bright on Saturday at Comic-Con. San Diego was the scene of an all-star lineup of actors appearing at the convention center to discuss the latest in TV and films. Here were some of the sightings. Comic-Con 2025: Here are some of the celebrities we spotted Friday in San Diego Sam Rockwell…