LAS VEGAS, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Two Western ski resorts, one in Colorado and the other near Las Vegas, Nev., opened for the season this week.
YREKA, Calif., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A city councilwoman in Northern California was arraigned Friday in connection with the discovery of 34 pounds of marijuana at her home, officials said.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A veteran New Zealand ski patroller survived an avalanche, riding it down for more than 1,200 feet.
PARK CITY, Utah, July 14 (UPI) -- American Skiing Co. said Friday it is considering selling Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. in Colorado.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Two employees and two customers at an Idaho restaurant split a $100,000 reward Thursday for helping to save Shasta Groene from her alleged kidnapper. The four also received Heroes Awards from the U.S. Justice Department, KREM.com reported.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Seven California glaciers are shrinking rapidly, according to a photographic survey conducted by a university researcher and his associates.
TOKYO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- An American man who lost the use of his legs in a car crash successfully "climbed" to the summit of Japan's highest peak, Mount Fuji, this week.
