Extinction bites: countries agree to protect sharks and rays  FireEngineering.comGENEVA (AP) — Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean's ... Read mor …

Kansas hiking group overwhelmed in Arizona heat  FireEngineering.comAPACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (AP) — A group of fitness coordinators from Kansas became overwhelmed while climbing a mountain trail near metro Phoenix in ... Read more https://www.fire …

Derrick C. Barnes, a structural and civil engineer who in his off hours was a singer and drummer, dies  Baltimore SunDerrick C. Barnes, a structural and civil engineer who in his off hours liked singing and playing the drums and helping out neigh …

Thomas A. Church, retired civil engineer, conservationist who enjoyed collecting antique toys, dies  Baltimore SunThomas A. Church, a retired civil engineer and conservationist, has died at 86. Read more https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries/bs …