Traveling to Lincoln from Boston, Higginbotham said her grandfather, the Rev. Walter Henderson Brooks, was born a slave in 1851. He “worked” for a tobacco company in Richmond, Virginia.

Why we wish you were here: Disney’s Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point may be the best Disney adventure ever. Certainly the most beautiful. I kept wanting to tell someone on the pink-sand beach ...

Grace Coyle led Point Pleasant Beach with 10 points in a 55-6 triumph against Jackson Liberty in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant Beach (9-5) shutout Jackson Liberty in the first half, 32-0.

Brooke Wagner added 12 points for High Point (10-6). Reagan Gravatt led Hopatcong (2-12), scoring 10 points. High Point’s defense was on full display, holding Hopatcong to 12 points in the first ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: With ongoing construction along Glacier Point Road, drivers can wait up to 30 minutes during their drive to the lookout point. Pack snacks and drinks for the trip.

How to handle chemical recycling is emerging as a key sticking point in packaging recycling legislation in New Jersey, with industry groups pushing for the technology to be part of any law.

The Palisades fire burned several miles of trails in the Santa Monica Mountains but did not make it far west enough to harm ...

A CBS News analysis of satellite imagery and photos shared by local residents indicates the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles ...

Part of Cape May Point State Park, the World War II Lookout Tower – officially known as Fire Control Tower No. 23 – was built in 1942 and is New Jersey's last restorable tower from World War II.

More than 750 tidewater gobies were rescued from a Malibu lagoon scorched by the Palisades fire. Seared watersheds can take ...

As officials probe the cause of the Palisades Fire in Southern California ... state and federal agencies to determine the cause and origin point. Planet Labs satellite imagery from Jan. 5 shows ...

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