Moore Peak Fire: Crews contain fire, more than 700 acres burned

Firefighters have wrapped up day three of battling the Llano County wildfire that has burned more than 700 acres of land.

Crews fighting 650-acre brush fire in Llano County

The Moore Peak Fire sparked Thursday, July 13 near Highway 71 and County Road 307, just west of Kingsland.

Iceland government warns tourists to avoid lava-spewing volcano

Authorities in Iceland have warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest.

Hawk attacks halt mail delivery temporarily in South Austin neighborhood

Residents living on Milam Place and Kenwood Avenue must pick up mail at the South Congress Post Office until further notice due to an aggressive hawk.

Austin Watershed taking another step to reduce harmful algae

Austin Watershed will be applying a second round of clay material designed to reduce the key food source of harmful algae in Lady Bird Lake.

Bodycam captures Wisconsin police officer rescuing cows from barn fire

The Sturgeon Bay Police Department released a video on its Facebook page showing bodycam footage from a barn fire cow rescue operation.

Video shows large shark swimming eerily close to people at Florida beach: 'That sucker came close!'

Swimmers at Navarre Beach in Florida got quite a surprise over the Fouth of July weekend when a large shark was swimming in the ocean alongside them. Video shows people quickly getting out of the water.

South Carolina woman dies after alligator attack near golf course

Authorities say a South Carolina woman died Tuesday after she was attacked by an alligator while walking her dog near a golf course.

Ohio researchers develop new breed of honeybees to fight parasites

Central State University's breeding program aims to create worker bees with smaller mandibles known as 'Ohio Mite Biters.'

Rabid bobcat attacks 3 Connecticut camp counselors

One of the kids' camp counselors was sleeping in a hammock at the time of the attack, which ended when several adults reportedly killed the rabid animal.

Maine woman, 64, punches bear in nose after it chased her dog

The woman was bitten when she stepped in between her dog and the black bear, which had been chasing her pet – and punched the bear in the nose.

Rare lizard found only in major US oil patch proposed as endangered species

The dunes sagebrush lizard has quite the natural habitat. It's found only in parts of one of the world's most lucrative oil and natural gas basins.

Marvel at never-before-seen octopus nursery found off coast of Costa Rica

An international team of scientists recently explored previously unseen seamounts off of Costa Rica. What they found on their expedition was a new active octopus nursery and witnessed babies hatching.