Boomer the bomb-sniffing K-9 and handler to retire in April
Virginia Tech officer Larry Wooddell and his 9-year-old yellow lab Boomer have worked together for nearly a decade sniffing out explosives across venues from Lane Stadium to NASCAR races. Boomer identified a buried handgun on his first call, earned “street cred,” and will retire to Wooddell’s five-acre property after April.
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Sappy and Sweet Farm taps demand for W V a syrup
In Pocahontas County Frostmore Farm owners Rachel and Adam Taylor expand maple operations with 1200 taps producing 305 gallons last year and an expected 400 to 450 this season. They invested about 50000 in tubing and a vacuum system behind old sugar shack roots, while weather and wildlife challenge the new method. John Wayne notes vacuum helps sap flow without harming trees. The Taylors, aided by family, process sap via reverse osmosis and a wood fired evaporator to make syrup, selling bottles of varying shapes as they grow the hobby into a local enterprise.
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Border wall harms U.S. Southwest wildlife and habitats
The Sierra Club’s Borderlands campaign cites over 600 miles of border walls across California Arizona New Mexico and Texas causing habitat fragmentation and threats to endangered species. It notes stadium lights roads and towers blocking wildlife corridors and impacting nocturnal species. The group warns Congress may mandate more wall construction.
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