Saving Desert Tortoises one dumpster at a time

Saving Desert Tortoises one dumpster at a time

I never imagined that closing dumpsters could help save an endangered species, but that’s exactly what I learned during my time at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. What started as a volunteer position turned into a mission to protect one of our most vulnerable desert residents, the Mojave Desert tortoise. The story that changed … Read more

Saving Desert Tortoises one dumpster at a time

Saving Desert Tortoises one dumpster at a time

I never imagined that closing dumpsters could help save an endangered species, but that’s exactly what I learned during my time at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. What started as a volunteer position turned into a mission to protect one of our most vulnerable desert residents, the Mojave Desert tortoise. The story that changed … Read more

Coast Guard alters opening schedules for bridges that link West Palm, Palm Beach

Coast Guard alters opening schedules for bridges that link West Palm, Palm Beach

In an effort to coordinate drawbridge operations with adjacent bridges while the U.S. Coast Guard enforces a security zone around President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club, the agency has temporarily modified the operating schedule for the three bridges that connect West Palm Beach to Palm Beach. The Coast Guard announced the step Nov. 27. The agency … Read more

US adds 227,000 jobs in what analysts say is a healthy economy

US adds 227,000 jobs in what analysts say is a healthy economy

Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility on Oct. 24 in Seattle. The strike ended with a deal in November. Those workers returning to the job factored into growth reported in the latest labor report. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) The economy added 227,000 jobs in November, making … Read more

Police investigating after car crashes into porch in Dayton

Police investigating after car crashes into porch in Dayton

Police are investigating after a car crashed into the porch of a house in Dayton Sunday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Around 6:50 a.m. crews were dispatched to the 400 block of West Hillcrest Ave on reports of a crash. TRENDING STORIES: Video from an iWitness7 Viewer shows an … Read more