Two climbers reported missing this week on California's towering Mount Whitney have been found dead, officials said Thursday. A friend who had been with the climbers called authorities Tuesday night after they failed to arrive as planned at their campsite, the Inyo County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The friend said the pair had planned to ski or snowboard from the “notch,” a flat area where climbers often stop to rest, down to their camp at Upper Boy Scout Lake.
Austin, Texas giant troll sculpture "Malin’s Fountain" burns down in Pease Park as artist Thomas Dambo says he is “heartbroken” after the mysterious fire destroyed the beloved wooden landmark....