McKinney Falls State Park is located about 10 miles southwest of downtown Austin, The gate for McKinney Falls State Park is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The visitor center is open only from ...

Neville of Wilson will serve another term as chairperson of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission this year ... A past commissioner of the New York State Women's Suffrage Commission and former ...

A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead ... Chasteen Creek, Hughes Ridge and Enloe Creek trails. Houghton, who lived in Jackson County, had ...

In the late minutes of the game, head coach Garrett Raboin called a timeout and pulled Josh Kotai but Augustana failed to find the equalizer and fell to Minnesota State, 2-1. Game Moments ...

Hickory Ridge was the only team from The Observer’s coverage area to make the finals. Elsewhere, Union Pines won its first state title, beating Pisgah 47-17 in 3A. Union Pines made its fourth ...

The beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway travels 469 miles along the spine of the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains, from Rockfish Gap, ...

evoking memories of the Astoria-Megler Bridge in Oregon, for someone who might be afraid of heights. I was struck by its precarious state and the urgent need for intervention. Recognizing its ...

Louisiana Tech pulled off a massive upset Friday, taking down No. 4 Oklahoma State 6-1 in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge behind a second-inning surge and dominant pitching from Allie Floyd.

Penn State became the first Big Ten team to reach double figures in conference losses this season when it was drilled 78-54 at UCLA Saturday. The outcome was pretty much a given, since the Nittany ...

The railways have deployed cutting-edge technologies, including stainless steel reinforcement, composite sleepers, and a long-life painting system, in the construction of the new bridge ...

and Skinners Falls, N.Y. The historic Baltimore truss-style bridge has linked the two communities for generations into what many say is one community. The bridge has fallen into such a state of ...

State police at the Fern Ridge barracks reported the following incidents ... The Penn Forest Township (Meadowbrook Drive and Stony Mountain Road) resident said that on Jan. 20 his EBT Snap Card was ...