Exactly one year ago Saturday, Stanislaus County announced its first death related to the coronavirus. The death toll is now at 1,017, according to the latest data released by the Health Services Agency. Last summer, to illustrate the seriousness of COVID-19, the county published a chart showing the average annual […]

POWELL — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department quietly unveiled a new online mapping project last month, identifying and explaining every priority habitat issue in the state. While the news may have gone unnoticed by most, the monumental effort will make researching Wyoming’s most important conservation issues a breeze. The […]

CLOSE Construction is expected to start this summer and developers hope to open at Gilbert’s Crossroads Park around the end of the year. (Photo: zefart, Getty Images/iStockphoto) Outdoor go-karts and miniature golf are coming to Gilbert’s Crossroads Park, much to the displeasure of some nearby residents. Santan Adventure Park is moving […]

All Oregonians eligible for COVID-19 vaccines April 19; Piluso steps out of school board race Get vaccinated Every Oregonian age 16 and older, who wants to be vaccinated, is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine begining Monday, April 19. Frontline workers and those in their households became eligible Monday, April […]

Apr. 10—A proposal to build an outdoor recreation park near the west shore of Flathead Lake has drawn immense opposition from neighbors, who have launched an online petition and submitted numerous comments to the Lake County Planning Board saying the development is unwelcome. Torsten and Jessica Wedel are asking the […]

On Tuesday, March 30, in celebration of Passover and the onset of Spring, 25 volunteers with Temple Emanu-El of Westfield wearing rain boots and work gloves descended on Nomahegan and Lenape parks to help clear trash from the recreation spots. Rabbi Victor Appell of Temple Emanu-El, who brought his 16-year […]

FILE – In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, an election judge checks in a voter at the La Familia Recreation Center in the Baker neighborhood south of downtown Denver. On Friday, April 9, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Major League Baseball had […]

The District’s efforts to make its coronavirus vaccine website accessible to non-English speakers — including translations through an automated Google Translate button, not the professional translations that the city promised earlier — did not meet the standards set forth in the law, advocates have argued. Story continues below advertisement Assistant […]

Mary Keller’s face is likely familiar to many visitors to the Enfield Senior Center, or the town’s recreation programs, but her new role puts her directly in charge of the center’s programs, at a time when the center is again switching to hybrid (in-person and online) programming, and hoping to […]

Yosemite National Park is bringing back visitor reservations this summer. On Thursday, park officials announced that Yosemite will be limiting the number of visitors by implementing a day-use reservation system. “The temporary day-use reservation system will allow the park to manage visitation levels to reduce risks associated with exposure to […]

Both in-person and online recreation camps will be offered as the program adapts to COVID-19 restrictions The City of Davis Parks and Community Services Department has released a recreation guide for summer 2021. There are camps available for children and youths from ages 2 to 17. Registration will take place […]

CLOSE Camping in Arizona has a lot to offer, with a multitude of world-class destinations, jaw-dropping scenery and abundant outdoor recreation. You can wake up in the desert at Lost Dutchman State Park, in one of the seven natural wonders of the world at Grand Canyon, by a sparkling lake in […]

The Nintendo Switch is poised to become one of the most successful consoles Nintendo has ever made, with it having sold over 79.87 million units worldwide in 2020. It’s coming close to reaching the heights of Nintendo’s most successful console of all time, the Wii, which sold 101.63 million units […]

The Daily Beast A Crazed GOP Wants to Cancel Baseball, Coke and Big Business Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastWhat’s left after the GOP cancels itself? You could get whiplash trying to track conservatives’ hypocritical mental gymnastics, but there is a common theme: Conservatives believe in a one-way relationship with America where […]

CLOSE Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. (Photo: Ron Holman / Visalia Times-Delta) Tourists wanting to enjoy the grandeur of Yosemite National Park this summer will have to make a reservation to enter, rangers announced Thursday. The popular destination will once again require day-use reservations in an attempt […]