Two bicycles belonging to Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong were stolen while being shipped from Germany to her home in Idaho. Armstrong had lent her Felt road and winning time trial bikes, each worth nearly $30,000, to an exhibit called Eurobike. After the end of the event, the cycles were shipped to Armstrong in Boise; however, when she opened the boxes that arrived at her home, they were empty. Her team, Exergy 2012, is offering a reward for information leading to the return of the bi... Read More
South Korean officials found a visibly-intoxicated man, wearing only his underwear, hiding out in a house on the island of Ganghwa at 11:48 a.m. on Sunday. The strangest part? He’s North Korean. The man said he floated south from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on a large piece of wood, washing up on the shore of Ganghwa, near the South’s western border. Police were called, and he was handed over to the military. He is currently in the custody of the Marine Corps, w... Read More
Officials believe they’ve found the source of a pungent smell that swept across Southern California: A storm-blown waft of fish die-off from the Salton Sea. People in communities as far away as Palmadale and Lancaster, which are more than 150 miles north of the sea, reported smelling an intense rotting egg smell Monday. The combination of a fish die-off and strong storms Sunday likely frothed up the water and agitated bacteria to the surface causing the stench, says Janis Dawson of the S... Read More
Just one day after Shell began drilling the first offshore well in the Arctic, the company was forced to shut the operation down due to an approaching ice floe. The Noble Discoverer drilling rig was temporarily disconnected from the seafloor Monday afternoon as the ice pack approached 10 miles away. "The Arctic if anything is dynamic," Shell spokeswoman Kelly op de Weegh told the Los Angeles Times. "That's why we have the capabilities we have to monitor sea ice, as well as the ability to safel... Read More
A 2,400-acre wildfire is threatening the evacuation of about 1,000 residents in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, as high winds have fire officials preparing for a worst-case scenario. The blaze began Saturday near the mouth of Wilson Canyon, causing authorities to close trails in the Greater Snow King Recreation Area and the Snow King Resort to fill its snowmaking lines with water. The Little Horsethief fire crested the ridge just south of Cache Creek Sunday night, prompting the pre-evacuation warning. ... Read More
