Dnr: Budget Failure Leaves Washington Forests In Jeopardy

FORT LAUDERDALE — When Aleksander Barkov first met with new Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito in 2020, it was natural to talk of Barkov’s native Finland. Zito played on a lower-tier pro team near Barkov’s hometown of Tampere. He then had an inordinate number of Finnish players as an agent. They even talked of a Finnish restaurant renowned for chicken wings, and their enjoyment of it, before getting down to the business of hockey.

By MARK THIESSEN (Associated Press) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by their mother, authorities said Monday. The man killed Sunday was identified as Dale Chorman of Homer, said Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Public Safety. The female moose had recently given birth to the calves in Homer. “As they were walking through the brush looking for the moose, that’s when the cow moose attacked Dale,” McDaniel said. The attack happened as the two were running away, he said.

As the state’s long-time child welfare ombudsman, it was Heather Cox Rosenberg’s job to fight for Florida’s foster children and their parents — an assignment her former employer accused her of sometimes doing too well. Leaders from the Department of Children and Families said she “disparaged the department” on social media, encouraged foster parents to seek costly care for children from a cash-strapped bureaucracy — and to go to court when they’re denied.

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ (Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge will reopen the sentencing hearing for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer after the judge failed to allow him to speak during his court appearance last week. On Friday, District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley sentenced David DePape to 20 years for attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and 30 years for the Oct.

You can always count on a burger to occupy a menu spot just about anywhere. Sports bars, diners, food trucks, concession stands, fast-food chains, festivals, casual dining and high-end restaurants all offer their own versions to satisfy that craving for a juicy burger covered in all sorts of toppings. As May is National Hamburger Month, we thought it the perfect time to grill our readers about their favorite go-to burger spots for the next Best of South Florida Dining series. With so many options out there, we knew asking for nominees in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties could be a challenge. But once again, readers were up to the beefy task, letting us know what fires up their taste buds. Here are the top-five, flame-grilled finalists, in alphabetical order: BRGR Stop (Fort Lauderdale, Coconut Creek) Charm City Burger Co.

Revered for guiding, the three-legged crow god surely had my back. In rural mountainous Japan, I hoofed up the steep Kumano Kodo trail, retracing ancient footsteps of emperors, shoguns, and nobles who trekked this same pilgrimage route seeking spiritual salvation more than 1,000 years ago. Mystical vibes wafted through the serene, dense, lore-loaded forest of towering cedar, cypress and camphor trees.