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Big Mercedes-Benz GL-Class SUV is in demand
The high mark for sales of big sport utility vehicles came years ago, but don't tell that to Mercedes-Benz customers. Through the first four months of 2013, they have boosted sales of the Mercedes full-size GL-Class SUV 27.5 percent above last year's level, to nearly 11,000. And low supplies are ...
Pasco baby bitten by bat treated for rabies
A baby is being treated for rabies after it was bitten by a bat that flew out of a patio umbrella on the deck of her grandparents' Pasco home, the Tri-City Herald reported Tuesday. Dan and Sandra Anderson were babysitting 11-month-old Alanna on Saturday evening when Dan Anderson opened the ...
Western NC health officials confirm case of rabies
Health officials in Henderson County say a fox that attacked and bit two residents earlier this week tested positive for rabies. County officials received confirmation Wednesday from the N.C. State Laboratory of Public Health. It's the first positive rabies case in Henderson County since 2011. Officials with the Henderson County ...
Conservationists sue feds over Big Cypress trails
Environmental groups are suing the National Park Service over a series of off-road vehicle trails in the Big Cypress National Preserve in southwest Florida. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and other groups filed a lawsuit against the park service Wednesday in Fort Myers federal court. They say ...
Drilling firms: White River plan stifles growth
The oil and gas industry said land closures and increased regulations being considered for White River National Forest would make drilling uncompetitive by limiting the ability of companies to expand use of existing wells and shutting off other opportunities. The complaints were filed in response to a U.S. Forest Service ...
Senate votes to extend federal water projects law
The Senate on Wednesday put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources law, which promotes investment in port improvements, flood protection, dam and levee projects and environmental restoration. The smooth passage of the Water Resources Development Act on a 83-14 vote was in sharp contrast ...
N. Idaho family gets rabies shots after bat visit
A northern Idaho family is undergoing rabies shots after a rabid bat flew into their home. Cynthia Taggart of the Panhandle Health District tells The Spokesman-Review (http://bit.ly/YVGsj0) in a story published Wednesday that there's no sign anyone was bitten. But she says it's possible a bite can occur without a ...
Shenandoah park seeks to stop deer disease spread
Officials at Shenandoah National Park are working on a plan to stop the spread of chronic wasting disease. The Daily Progress (http://bit.ly/142odac ) reports that the plan could include thinning the park's heaviest populations of whitetail deer. Park officials also plan to increase surveillance and detection of the disease, which ...
Underwater robots to sample health of Lake Ontario
Researchers are set to launch a pair of robot submarines to check the health of Lake Ontario. The state and federal program will send the remote-controlled "autonomous underwater vehicles" just off shore this week at Sodus Point, Oswego, Rochester and Oak Orchard. They're checking algae levels, changes in the lower ...
Newest Arkansas state park moving into new phase
Mississippi River State Park is about to open a visitor center in Marianna but development of the park's various sites within the St. Francis National Forest in east Arkansas is to continue for years. The park includes part of the southern reach of Crowley's Ridge, which stands in contrast to ...
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