Students at a California high school developed a cooling device designed to help firefighters and agricultural workers cope with hot working conditions. The students filed a patent application for their invention and went on to present it beyond the classroom, including at the California State Capitol.The team from Calistoga Junior/Senior High School began the project…

File photo: Alexandros Paporakis, 19, has been charged over an alleged mass shooting plot that may have targeted a Hindu place of worship near Chicago The 19-year-old transgender teen accused of plotting a racist mass shooting at a Hindu temple near Chicago will reportedly continue receiving hormone injections for gender transition while in jail awaiting…

Pic credit: Swimply/ Mandy Plenty of people dream about a backyard pool. Cory Johnson built a water park. On the east side of Lake Wawasee in Cromwell, his home shares its grounds with a 60,000-gallon private retreat that has waterfalls, a slide, a zip line and real palm tree trunks. Then he rents it out…

PC: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission A six-year-old boy searching for fossils at a Nebraska park made a discovery not recorded in the state for more than 55 years. Leo Youngdahl, who lives in Eagle, turned over a large rock at Schramm Park State Recreation Area near Gretna and found the imprint of a conulariid,…

Buffalo Mountain’s new conservation area offers scenic landscapes, protected forests and outdoor experiences near the Blue Ridge Parkway and Blacksburg. There are landscapes that become part of a place’s identity long before they receive an official designation. Buffalo Mountain, with its rounded summit, expansive views and deep Appalachian forests, has long been one of Southwest…