The long, ugly history of barbed wire at the U.S.-Mexico border
In 1904, the El Paso Herald called for “a barb wire fence along our side of the Rio Grande” to keep out “undesirable aliens.” ...
Fed-up residents tear down fence blocking 1,400 acres of public land, Colorado cops say
A group with ties to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints built the fence, claiming the land is ...
BBC7y
'The devil's rope': How barbed wire changed America
Other cowmen adopted barbed wire, using it to fence off private ranches. And while barbed wire could enforce legal boundaries, many fences were illegal - attempts to commandeer common land for ...
Daily Mail8d
Tiny rural town is at war as cult survivors seize beloved forest using barbed-wire fence
Tensions are mounting in southwestern Colorado after a group describing themselves as Cherokee natives with links to a Mormon sect erected a barbed wire fence around 1,400 acres of forest they say ...
Aspen Public Radio7d
A land dispute north of Mancos triggers a community backlash and accusations of a land grab
A group called the Free Land Holders fenced off more than 1,400 acres of national forest land in southwest Colorado this week ...
KCAU Sioux City on MSN19h
Native American cultural site forgotten in Iowa, preserved in South Dakota
In the far northwest corner of Iowa, a mown trail winds among burial mounds and artifacts of the Oneota people, a cultural ...
WJCL on MSN14h
Story of Hilton Head therapy dog now being told through new children's book
The canine's story is now being told through a new children’s book titled ‘Martina’s Purpose.' “It tells her whole story from when she was found tangled in barb wire fence in Indiana in a snow storm ...
coloradosun11d
Group puts up fence, claims ownership over 1,400 acres of Colorado forest, sparking outrage
The Free Land Holder group says historic treaties give it ownership and the right to fence 1,400 acres inside the San Juan ...
Santa Barbara Independent2d
Reflections on The Santa Ynez Valley Women Hikers
This one, The Santa Ynez Valley Women Hikers, was started in 1978 by the late Lloyd Mills and friends, and its beloved ...
North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time
North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and ...
New Age2d
BGB halts BSF move to construct border fence
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday halted the Indian Border Security Force’s attempts to fence the borderline with ...
KSNT Topeka on MSN13h
1,500 hay bales consumed in Geary County fire, $122,000 loss reported
Officials in Geary County doused an out-of-control fire last week that caused widespread damage. Geary County Emergency ...