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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Rock Regional Hospital in Derby is permanently closed, as of Wednesday morning. On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the eviction process against the hospital could proceed due ...

The municipality of Digby is launching a process to redesign the steep, densely wooded trail leading to the Balancing Rock in hopes of making it more accessible. Local MP Chris d'Entremont announced ...

The 15 best hard rock and metal albums of 2025 comprise a combination of seasoned veterans still swinging for the fences, underground lifers and young heat-seekers who embrace the classic rock ethos.

Chrisean Rock has started the painful process of removing her Blueface tattaoo. On Tuesday (Dec. 16), Chrisean went on Instagram Live to document the laser tattoo removal. In the video, she yelled out ...

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The new Cooperative National Geologic Map from USGS offers map layers including age, geomaterial, and original map source. Credit: USGS, Public Domain A new, precisely detailed map of the continental ...

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