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A man in his 50s is dead after he hit a tree while skiing at Nakiska Mountain Resort. More...

(CNN) -- Authorities believe a large cat that has been spotted around the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, is a mountain lion that either escaped or was released from captivity. The cat was last spotted on the campus of the Brunswick School in the King Street area of Greenwich, according to a...

Washington (CNN) -- An Energy Department official Wednesday defended the Obama administration's decision to pull the plug on a long-planned Nevada repository for nuclear waste in the face of questions from Congress about whether the move was legal. "The department is acting responsibly in...

Driving in the California desert, on a desolate road about 80 miles south of Palm Springs, a strange sight comes into view. From a mile or so away, it looks like a candy-colored explosion against the side of a mountain. Closer, the colors begin to take shape and form. It's a massive painting...

PHOENIX - A death investigation is underway after a body was found Sunday afternoon on Camelback Mountain in Phoenix. Phoenix Police Sgt. Steve Martos said a hiker at Echo Canyon came across the body along the trail around 4:30 p.m. The hiker called police and officers climbed up to the scene...

Wild bull runs loose PHOENIX, (UPI) -- Police in Phoenix said a bull that was running loose in South Mountain Park eventually got out of town and took off for a mountain preserve. Detective James Holmes said he wasn't sure where the animal came from but residents around Desert Foothills...

Mountain lion spotted on golf course BOZEMAN, Mont., (UPI) -- Animal authorities in Montana said a mountain lion was spotted wandering near a senior living center before moving on to a nearby golf course. Kathy Middleton, a Bozeman animal control officer, said the animal was first spotted...

Climber missing after avalanche SEATTLE, (UPI) -- One person was missing and presumed dead after a slab avalanche came down on 11 climbers on Washington's Mount Rainier, authorities say. The avalanche, 100 to 200 yards wide, started at 12,500 feet about 4:45 a.m. Saturday on the east face of...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Americans redraw the map to erase 'offensive' names California says goodbye to Negrohead mountain, but Intercourse, Pennsylvania survives – for now For more than a century, Negrohead Mountain has towered over...

A rugged cowboy from Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming, goes into the doctor's office and has some tests run. The doctor comes back and says, "I am not going to beat around the bush, You have AIDS." The cowboy tugs at his Stetson and sets his jaw and says, "Doc, what can I do?" The doctor says, "I...

Man survives NM crash after cold night on mountain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANTA FE, N.M. – Black Hawk helicopters airlifted searchers Thursday as close as they could to the wreckage of a state police helicopter, looking for two people...