A Brookline dog walker was circled by three coyotes Tuesday night; neighbors and police helped and no injuries were reported.

Starting May 1, Slide Rock will stop allowing cars to line up on SR 89A and will admit vehicles only when enough spaces open. Officials say the change aims to ease dangerous backups.

Minnesota rolled out a new canopy map, $12M in grants and Arbor Day plantings to expand shade in heat‑soaked neighborhoods while nonprofits race to plant and water saplings. Funding and long‑term maintenance remain the critical next steps.

DLNR crews found roughly 200 tires dumped on Puʻu ʻŌhiʻa Trail and warn that dumped yard waste can spread invasive pests and threaten drinking water.

A local stewardship group says Pasadena’s goat‑grazing pilot risks habitat damage without stronger oversight and wants the operation paused pending independent monitoring.

Neighbors in Oak Glen fear a missing mastiff was carried off by a mountain lion after a trail of blood was found; state wildlife officials urge pet owners to secure animals and report sightings.

A buck-and-doe piebald pair was photographed in the Long Island Pine Barrens. Experts say piebalds are rare and explain how to watch and report sightings.

A Dover Plains trailhead has been blocked after a private landowner closed the Route 22 right‑of‑way, leaving the historic Dover Stone Church unreachable. Town officials and conservation partners are negotiating to reopen access.

Neighbors at a Monday meeting warned that a conceptual Leu Gardens master plan — including a bigger visitor center, lakefront dining and a pavilion — could alter the park’s quiet character.

A small alligator wandered into a busy Lake Houston intersection Monday, briefly stopping traffic before deputies relocated it to a nearby pond.

Heavy rains and a newly rebuilt spillgate sent water back into Lake Placid after years of a dry lakebed, with residents reporting a roughly 20.5‑inch rise and boats returning to the water.

Neighbors filmed deputies and a licensed trapper removing a large alligator from a Wesley Chapel driveway. Officials say the animal was secured and removed by crews.

A dead whale was found floating off San Diego County and towed offshore by lifeguards; officials warned beachgoers as sharks and other scavengers were sighted nearby.