Have you ever thought about how limited our space is in landfills? Our landfill is small compared to other landfills in the area. Created in 1996, it is 26 acres and is about 200 feet deep. There are ten transfer sites and one landfill in Douglas County. Our nation of nearly 324 million people produce...

In the past, homeless camps were found in more out of the way locations like under bridges. Homelessness has always been in Douglas County, but with our growing population more people are without homes, and it's becoming more visible. This is not a new problem but it has now become more prevalent....

Over the last 20 years, hundreds of wildfires have severely impacted the Oregon community and wildlife. The effect of fires has increased greatly as housing moves into more forested and rural areas. While the number of wildfires in recent years has not increased, the number of acres burned and people...

My fall report is on the Stanley Hotel and how it is haunted, what's the backstory, what has happened to it, why it is haunted, and what town it is in. The Stanley Hotel is in Colorado. It is a historical hotel, influential, and haunted. This hotel was opened in 1909 and is located in Estes Parks Colorado. It...

The Shanghai Tunnels are located in Portland, Oregon. The tunnels are underneath Old Town China Town (Portland's original downtown). Local Lure has it that they run to the waterfront with interconnected basements, makeshift rooms and low-ceilinged tunnels. Which made it easy to sneak illegal goods and...