Kristin Smart s remains were moved by the mother of her suspected killer and the woman s boyfriend after police searched property in February , victim s family claim in lawsuit
Amended lawsuit filed by Kristin Smart s parents accuses Susan Flores and her boyfriend, Mike McConville, of helping Ruben Flores relocate her body
Susan s son, Paul Flores, 44, was charged in April with murdering Smart in May 1996, while his father, Ruben, 80, was accused of hiding the body
Smart family initially sued only Ruben for intentional infliction of emotional distress, but in May added Susan and McConville as defendants
Complaint alleges Ruben, Susan and her boyfriend worked under cover of darkness to remove Smart s remains from under Ruben s deck
The Tonto National Forest welcomes Freddie Duncan as the new deputy district ranger for the Payson/Pleasant Valley Ranger District.
Duncan started his career in the Angeles National Forest as a seasonal recreation technician in the summer of 2000. Since then, Duncan has served in a variety of agency positions on the Angeles and Los Padres National Forest that include OHV technician, natural resource technician, tree climber, silviculture, fire suppression, wilderness management, wild and scenic rivers management, trails management, special uses administration, minerals management, volunteer liaison and natural resource management.
âWhether itâs enhancing recreation opportunities or timber management, my passion is protecting the health of Americaâs public lands and balancing that with supporting local communities,â said Duncan. âThe Tonto is a complex forest and Iâm sure it will be challenging, but I look forward to working with the staff here on the d
For the first time in more than two decades, arrests and clues about what may have happened to the college student who disappeared in 1996, and whose remains have not been found.
Noise pollution affects plants and their pollinators
9 May 2021
Racket: It’s not just humans who are adversely affected by noise pollution, trees and other life are too. (Jekesai Njikizana/AFP)
Researchers have found that long-term noise pollution may discourage normal plant growth, with the effects noticeable on habits years later.
Studies on the consequences of excessive noise have been focused on humans, with loud sounds known to cause noise-induced hearing loss, sleep disorders, cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, among other health problems.
Although bearable noise level standards are still unknown for plants, a study by the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) released in April found that regular exposure to elevated sound levels affect the long-term development of a plant even after the source of the noise has been removed.
Posted on May 05, 2021
Napa, California; April 28, 2021: Colleen FitzGerald will now oversee the Chenin Blanc + Viognier (CB+V) program at Pine Ridge Vineyards. The aromatic and innovative CB+V white blend, pioneered by Pine Ridge Vineyards founder Gary Andrus in 1995, has become a favorite amongst those who discover it and is now one of America’s most popular white wines.
This is a natural transition for Colleen, who originally joined Pine Ridge Vineyards as enologist in 2015 and was promoted to Assistant Winemaker for CB+V in 2018. She has an unmatched knowledge of the care needed to properly grow and blend the two distinct grape varieties that make up the delicious Chenin Blanc and Viognier blend. Colleen’s past work prepared the winemaking team to make the best possible decisions for CB+V, including grape selection, picking decisions, monitoring fermentations, blending and bottling.