The volcano on the remote island of Halmahera erupted at 9:12 am (0012 GMT) for about five minutes, projecting ash into the sky as high as five kilometers (3.1 miles)
A Japanese town mounted a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji on Tuesday, in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists.Japan's most famous sight can be seen for miles around, but Fujikawaguchiko locals are fed up with streams of mostly foreign visitors littering, trespassing and breaking traffic rules in their hunt for a photo to share on social media.Parking illegally and ignoring a smoking ban, they would cram a pavement to shoot the...
Authorities have recommended that a seven-km (4.35-mile) radius be cleared
A producers’ group yesterday underscored the need to import 200,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar to prevent shortage in supply as it confirmed that sugarcane plantations in Negros have been severely damaged by El Niño.
Two climbers who were reported missing on Mt. Whitney's experts-only Mountaineer's Route on Tuesday have been found dead. Andrew Niziol, 28, of South Lake Tahoe, and Patty Bolan, 29, were identified by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, according to the Sacramento Bee. On Wednesday, a friend who had been climbing with them but got separated on an extremely steep, icy pitch just beneath the summit posted a plea for help from other climbers in a Facebook group devoted to Mt. Whitney —...
The move is aimed at improving the accuracy of memory speed reporting.
MT. VERNON, MO — The Diamond Lady Wildcats & the Mt. Vernon Lady Mountaineers squared off in the Class 2 District 6 Championship. Diamond defeated Mt. Vernon, 5-3. The Lady Wildcats now advance to the Class 2 State Quarterfinals. They will face Forsyth in the Quarterfinals on Tuesday (May 14). The time and location is []
SENECA, MO — The 2-seeded Seneca Indians squared off with the 3-seeded Mt. Vernon Mountaineers in the Class 4 District 11 semi-finals in which Mt. Vernon won, 4-0, to advance to the District Championship. Mt. Vernon came out fired up and started the game with some fireworks after Braden Dodson hit a Inside-the-Park home run []
The motorcycle was heading south on Catalina Highway at around 8:30 p.m. when it struck a guardrail while negotiating a turn at milepost 5.
SENECA, MO — 2-seeded Mt. Vernon and 4-seeded Aurora squared off in the Class 4 District 11 Championship game with the Houn Dawgs taking the win, 14-11. Aurora took an early 4-0 lead until Mt. Vernon scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 4th. The Houn Dawgs responded with a 9-run 5th inning to []
BEND, Ore. — The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation (MBSEF) is proud to announce two significant achievements that underscore its commitment to excellence and its pivotal role in shaping the future of winter sports. Firstly, MBSEF has achieved the prestigious status of a US Ski and Snowboard Bronze Club. This Podium Level Club Certification is
Mark Cuban, the billionaire investor and television personality, criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its inaction following the Mt. Gox debacle. Cuban also lauded Japan’s regulatory response to the incident. read more