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Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River

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Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River

A long-running dispute between a South Texas ranch owner and an oil company over access to a shut-in well took another turn October 1, when a Texas appeals court ruled that state law allows the operator to cross neighboring private land to reach the well for plugging work. The ruling came from the Texas Thirteenth … Read more

Indian man travels to North Carolina from Mumbai to find 17-year-old girl who blocked him on social media, Uber driver alerts cops

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Indian man travels to North Carolina from Mumbai to find 17-year-old girl who blocked him on social media, Uber driver alerts cops

Indian man Prit Pankaj Jain travels to North Carolina to meet juvenile whom he was grooming online. An Indian man was arrested and charged with several sex crimes in Davidson County, North Carolina after it was found that he traveled from India to North Carolina to meet a girl with whom he claimed to be … Read more

An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after officials blocked the project, he had to sell land and equipment from his sixth-generation farm

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An Ohio farmer facing $1 million in medical debt hoped a solar lease would pay $540,000 a year; after officials blocked the project, he had to sell land and equipment from his sixth-generation farm

An Ohio farmer facing $1 million (£750,000) in medical bills had to sell land and farm machinery from his family farm after local officials blocked a solar energy project on his property. Wayne Greier, a sixth-generation farmer in Mahoning County, Ohio, planned to lease 600 acres of his farmland to a solar development company in … Read more

Landowner sues New York village after it blocked vehicle use of a 50-foot strip that served his 50 acres for 40+ years, saying the decision left the property landlocked and worthless

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Landowner sues New York village after it blocked vehicle use of a 50-foot strip that served his 50 acres for 40+ years, saying the decision left the property landlocked and worthless

A landowner is suing the Village of Sloatsburg, New York, after local officials blocked vehicles from using a 50-foot-wide strip that had provided access to roughly 50 acres of property for more than four decades. Ramapo Fields, LLC, claims the village’s zoning decision effectively cut off the only route to its larger parcel, leaving the … Read more

‘If you speak about it, we will silence you’: Florence Pugh says Instagram blocked Cornell assault post

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Florence Pugh shared a lengthy statement supporting a former Cornell student who has accused seven fraternity members of sexual assault. (Ian West/PA via AP)

Actor Florence Pugh has spoken out in support of a former Cornell University student who filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit has alleged she was drugged and sexually assaulted by seven fraternity members in 2024. Pugh also claimed Instagram blocked her original post on the case. Florence Pugh shared a lengthy statement supporting a former Cornell … Read more

An Alabama man fought a power company over a 74-mile transmission line planned across his 416-acre retirement property; after crews moved within 500 yards, a judge temporarily blocked them from entering

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An Alabama man fought a power company over a 74-mile transmission line planned across his 416-acre retirement property; after crews moved within 500 yards, a judge temporarily blocked them from entering

A landowner in Shelby County, Alabama, has won a temporary court order stopping utility crews from clearing land on his 416-acre retirement property. The order has paused construction work on part of a major regional power project. Circuit Judge Jonathan A. Spann issued a preliminary injunction blocking Alabama Power from entering Fenn Church’s property. The … Read more

Baltimore mass shooting update: Fayette and Caroline Streets blocked off; scary videos emerge

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Baltimore Police Department confirmed that multiple people had been shot in the 1400 block of East Fayette Street. (X/@BaltimorePolice)

A mass shooting took place in Baltimore, Maryland on September 16. The Baltimore Police Department issued a statement that the incident took place in the 1400 block of East Fayette Street. As a result Fayette and Caroline Streets were blocked off. Baltimore Police Department confirmed that multiple people had been shot in the 1400 block … Read more

More than a century ago, a railroad dam blocked Michigan’s Buckhorn Creek; after its removal, the stream is flowing freely again and a new 90-foot bridge now crosses above it

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More than a century ago, a railroad dam blocked Michigan’s Buckhorn Creek; after its removal, the stream is flowing freely again and a new 90-foot bridge now crosses above it

More than 100 years after a dam built beneath the historic Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad disrupted the natural flow of Buckhorn Creek, the waterway is running free again, and the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail now crosses it on a new 90-foot bridge. The Muskegon River Watershed Assembly (MRWA), which has led the restoration … Read more

In 2014, Virginia removed a dam that had blocked migrating fish for over 70 years; nearly 130 miles of upstream spawning and nursery habitat reopened

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In 2014, Virginia removed a dam that had blocked migrating fish for over 70 years; nearly 130 miles of upstream spawning and nursery habitat reopened

For decades, a concrete barrier on Virginia’s Appomattox River stood between migratory fish and more than 120 miles of upstream habitat. In 2014, its removal changed that. The Harvell Dam in Petersburg was taken out as part of a collaborative restoration effort, reconnecting roughly 127 miles of river for migratory and resident fish, according to … Read more