An army helicopter carrying supplies to troops crashed in a rural area in northern Colombia on Monday, killing nine soldiers on board, the country’s armed forces said. In a statement, the Colombian military said the helicopter was taking the supplies to the municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur, an area that has recently experienced fighting between the National Liberation Army guerrilla group and the drug trafficking group known as the Gulf Clan. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COLOMBIANS PROTEST AGAINST...
By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Nine members of Colombia’s military lost their lives when their helicopter crashed in a rural area of northern Colombia. The armed forces said in a statement that the crash was an accident and said the helicopter was taking supplies to troops stationed in the municipality of
A Colombian army helicopter has crashed in a rural area of the country's north, killing 9 soldiers
Schlitterbahn will debut a new attraction this Saturday that officials with the New Braunfels water park are calling the world’s first water coaster for kids. The Bow Wow Blaster coaster is part of a new children's area called Schatze’s Storybrook Park. The enclave includes six new slides, a 1,200-gallon tipping bucket and more than 70 interactive water features, spray toys and splash pads, according to the park.
Spain Park expected Saturday Area 6 tiebreaker game after splitting regular season game with Hewitt-Trussville, Thompson Area 5 top seed, Hoover second.
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) -- Amarillo College announced that the National Rural Health Association recently named the Rural Nursing Education Consortium as the 2024 winner of its Outstanding Rural Health Program after the program was created in 2019 to assist in providing homegrown nurses to Consortium hospitals throughout the Texas Panhandle. According to AC, RNEC was []
They don’t call it the most exciting two minutes in sports for nothin’. Head to area bars and restaurants this Saturday for Kentucky Derby celebrations featuring drink specials, hat contests and, because the Derby falls on the fourth this year, some Star Wars fun thrown in the mix, too. Have fun out there, y’all. Did […]
Ann Bailey reflects on the goodwill of her neighbors and how much it enhances life in her rural area.
With food insecurity worsening, the Sustainable Development Goal of zero-hunger by 2030 seems all but abandoned. The Food Security Information Network (FSIN)—an alliance between the United Nations (UN) and several development groups—reports that 282 million people around the world faced acute hunger in 2023, largely because of conflict and the climate crisis. That this was the fifth consecutive year of a rise in the number of people facing acute hunger is evidence of a deeply skewed food...
(The Center Square) – Trying to make it permanent, a North Carolina congressman and three others in Congress have filed legislation to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. U.S. Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., is a practicing urologist, where home is rural eastern North Carolina. He was joined in […]
With the rising cost of housing and lower wages combined with rising food costs and fewer affordable housing options, Hawaiʻi feels like a place with little if any opportunity to pursue the fabled "American Dream".
THE Axarquía region in the Province of Malaga holds over 20 per cent of the rural accommodation available in Andalucia. Felix Zea, the founder of Ruralidays, described the growth in rural tourism accommodation as ‘truly extraordinary’ during the company’s 15th-anniversary celebration at the Torrox local theatre. Ruralidays manages 2,600 houses in Andalucia, with 743 located […]