An amphibious excursion vehicle, commonly called a duck boat, capsized in choppy waters on Table Rock Lake last Thursday, bordering Arkansas and Missouri, claiming the lives of 17 people (nine from one family) among 29 passengers and two crew members. The boat was faced with 73 mph winds and four-foot waves when it capsized. There […]

Heavy rains last week funneled into the Havasupai Falls area of the Grand Canyon, forcing tourists to seek high ground as rivers swelled. As the campground is ten miles from roads, the evacuation of 200 people was problematic. Tribal members, who run the reservation, shuttled stranded tourists with ATVs to a community building while they […]