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Body Recovered Of Second US Soldier Who Went Missing During Major Military Exercise Body Recovered Of Second US Soldier Who Went Missing During Major Military Exercise
Body Recovered Of Second US Soldier Who Went Missing During Major Military Exercise A difficult search along Morocco’s rugged Atlantic coast has now reached a heartbreaking end. The body of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, was recovered Tuesday, May 12, from a coastal cave near the Cap Draa Training Area, the US Army said Thursday, May 14. Spc. Mariyah Collington US Army Collington, of Tavares, Florida, located northwest of Orlando, was the second US soldier found after she and 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, of Richmond, Virginia, went missing during African Lion 26, a multinational military exercise in Morocco. The recovery ended a mul…
Dramatic Swings Predicted By Farmers’ Almanac In New 2025-26 Winter Forecast Dramatic Swings Predicted By Farmers’ Almanac In New 2025-26 Winter Forecast
Dramatic Swings Predicted By Farmers’ Almanac In New 2025-26 Winter Forecast Get ready to bundle up and dig out your snow boots, according to the newly released  winter outlook. The 2025–26 season is shaping up to be a rollercoaster of cold snaps, snowstorms, and dramatic temperature swings, Farmers’ Almanac says in its annual prediction. The message is clear: winter is coming, and it’s not holding back. The 2025–26 outlook calls for a season marked by “chill, snow, repeat,” with widespread wintry weather and dramatic shifts expected across much of the US. While winter officially begins with the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, the Almanac warns that cold and…
Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast
Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast A beach packed with vacationers turned into an impromptu rescue scene when a single-engine plane splashed down just yards off the Atlantic Coast, all of it caught on cell-phone video. The incident happened Saturday, Aug. 2, near Oak Island, North Carolina. Pilot Mark Finkelstein told WECT in Wilmington, NC he was 20 minutes into a routine flight when the engine began failing.  Realizing he could not stretch the glide to nearby Cape Fear Regional Jetport — and seeing crowds on the sand — he aimed for open water beside the town pier. “I wasn’t focused on what I was going to do as a res…
Cross-Country Storm Packed With Snow, Ice Takes Aim On Northeast Cross-Country Storm Packed With Snow, Ice Takes Aim On Northeast
Cross-Country Storm Packed With Snow, Ice Takes Aim On Northeast A quick-moving New Year's Eve storm system that brought some natural fireworks as 2025 arrived will be followed by strong wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour that could lead to power outages before a winter storms makes its way to the East Coast. Temps will become more seasonable on Thursday, Jan. 2, with lingering strong winds making it feel colder. From Friday, Jan. 3 to Sunday, Jan. 12, temperatures will be between 12 and 25 degrees below the historical average.  The return of colder air will set the stage for a massive storm that will move along a 1,500-mile-long zone from the M…
Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA After Rain: Here's Where, When Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA After Rain: Here's Where, When
Snow Could Fall In Parts Of NJ, PA After Rain: Here's Where, When Cooler temperatures are here to stay for the week, with the National Weather Service forecasting rain and even snow in some parts of New Jersey this week (scroll for snow map). The National Weather Service in Mount Holly says that the cold front, which brought a 5- to 10-degree temperature drop, will continue to influence the region's weather. "Widespread rain, and even a little snow in the Poconos, will arrive for Wednesday night through Thursday night," officials said. According to AccuWeather, a storm system in the Great Lakes will shift to the Atlantic Coast.  "The rain may behave…
Massive White Shark Hangs Out Off NJ Coast Days After Another Pinged Nearby Massive White Shark Hangs Out Off NJ Coast Days After Another Pinged Nearby
Massive White Shark Hangs Out Off NJ Coast Days After Another Pinged Nearby Two enormous sharks have been swimming off New Jersey's coast in recent days. Anne Bonney, a 9-foot-3-inch, 425-pound white shark tagged by the nonprofit OCEARCH, was detected off the coast of Brick and Toms River early Thursday, Nov. 14, at approximately 12:10 a.m. She resurfaced the following morning, pinging again around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15. Another massive shark, Scot, was tracked in the Hudson Canyon on Nov. 6 and 7. At over 12 feet long and weighing approximately 1,600 pounds, Scot is one of the largest white sharks monitored by OCEARCH. The Hudson Canyon, located off New Je…