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Father, son charged with kidnapping 2 U.S. Forest Service biologists at gunpoint

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A man and his adult son have been charged with kidnapping two federal biologists at gunpoint in a Northern California forest last week, leading to an hourslong standoff with law enforcement. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, appeared … Read more

Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected

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SAN FRANCISCO — A lone coyote stunned biologists and others when it paddled its way to remote Alcatraz Island earlier this year, a former federal prison in the San Francisco Bay surrounded by swift, choppy waters notorious for thwarting prisoners’ escapes. At the time, biologists guessed the coyote swam from San Francisco, which is a … Read more