Deer surfacing on Hawaii’s Big island - The Vancouver Sun
26 May 2012, 6:16 am
HONOLULU — Deer can swim, but not very far. When they showed up for the first time on the Big island of Hawaii, mystified residents wondered how they got there. The island is some 30 miles southeast of Maui, where deer are plentiful. Hawaii wildlife ...

Long island Beaches Open Memorial Day Weekend - LongislandPress
26 May 2012, 6:02 am
Slap on the sun tan lotion, dust off the folding chairs and whip out the colorful beach blankets and towels because Long island’s beaches will be ready for action this weekend. All across LI—from the idyllic county beaches to larger state ...

Dead island: Game of the Year Edition Out in Summer - Softpedia
26 May 2012, 4:00 am
After being rumored a few weeks ago, Deep Silver has confirmed the Dead island: Game of the Year Edition that will be released at the end of June and beginning of July all around the world and includes the previously launched downloadable add-ons for the ...

Hidden treat: The Easter island heads also have BODIES - Daily Mail
25 May 2012, 9:48 pm
The enduring image in the public's mind of the mysterious heads on Easter island is simply that - heads. So it comes as quite a shock to see the heads from another angle - and discover that they have full bodies, extending down many, many feet into the ...

A Nightclub on Fire island, Destroyed by Fire, Is on Track for a Rebirth - New York Times
25 May 2012, 8:36 pm
This Memorial Day weekend, visitors to the Fire island Pines will find the prominent waterfront site long occupied by the Pavilion, the island’s legendary spot for dancing and trysting, to be little more than a forlorn lot containing sand ...

Rhode island agency in flux after Curt Schilling's company falters - AZCentral.com
25 May 2012, 7:17 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The leadership of Rhode island's Economic Development Corp. is in disarray as the state reels from the financial troubles at former Diamondbacks and Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company. Schilling's 38 ...

Staten island parolee accused of attacking parole officers - Staten island Advance
25 May 2012, 5:16 pm
STATEN island, N.Y. -- A Mariners Harbor parolee compounded his problems with the law by attacking two parole officers who tried to arrest him yesterday for a violation, prosecutors allege. Curtis Wright, 25, of the 100 block of Continental ...

Crews prepare to remove 40 tons of Japan tsunami debris from Alaska island - msnbc.com
25 May 2012, 3:47 am
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Cleanup workers will on Friday attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that ...

First Phase of Governors island Renovation Begins - New York Times Blogs
24 May 2012, 3:51 pm
In the past few years, Governors island, the former military base in New York Harbor, has become the “it” summer destination for savvy New Yorkers. With free ferry service to the island on weekends, bicycle rentals, art exhibitions, food ...

An island Refuge - New York Times Blogs
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
A few weeks ago, I visited Roosevelt island for the first time in over six years. The aerial tram was crowded when I boarded and everyone had cameras ready as we began our ascent over the East River. Apparently I wasn’t the only one who ...