Most people don’t expect to come home from a camping trip with the Bubonic plague like one camper recently did. Get the details here.

The National Park Service (NPS) is reopening parts of Grand Canyon National Park after a fire forced closures. Popular parts along the canyon’s south rim have remained closed since July 13 due to safety concerns from the Dragon Bravo Fire. While parts of the Grand Canyon reopen, crews continue to work on containing the fire. [...]

A rip current swept two young men away while they were wading in waist-deep water at Huntington Beach along Lake Erie.

How fast are manatees? You may think they’re fairly slow, but a new video suggests otherwise. In the clip, the manatee, also called a sea cow, chases a manta ray. The most surprising part is how easily the manatee keeps up with the ray. Take a look: Israel Velazquez shared the video on his Instagram [...]

A new video of a moose is creating some laughs as the animal lounges in the grass and scares several mountain bikers.  The clip was posted online by @louellarae. She calls Alaska home, so seeing a moose isn’t too much of a surprise. However, if you’re mountain biking down some single track and turn the [...]

While it’s not expected to make landfall, there are plenty of Hurricane Erin closures as the storm continues to head north in the Atlantic Ocean.  As of Tuesday morning, the storm is classified as a Category 2 storm. That means winds are sustained at 105 miles per hour.   Hurricane Erin is expected to stay [...]

A new video out of Arizona captured a noisy mountain lion on a trail camera. The video features two mountain lions in a southern part of the state, but the exact location was not shared.  Unsurprisingly, the crisp video is getting a lot of attention on social media. Many are commenting in an attempt to [...]

An Australian surfer escaped a close call with a shark. And there’s a terrifying video to prove it. Multiple reports say that early Monday morning, a surfer in New South Wales was attacked but avoided injury. The same cannot be said for his surfboard, though. In multiple posts online, videos and photos show a huge [...]

Rescue efforts are ongoing for a missing hiker, Grant Gardner, who hasn’t been seen or heard from in two weeks.

An officer and his K-9 partner located a missing hunter in Palm Beach County, Florida, and a body cam caught the moment on video.