Snow-covered mountains set the backdrop Sunday as the third time proved the charm for the final takeoff of the Philippine Mars water bomber from the Alberni Valley.

The iconic Philippine Mars water bomber has finally made its way to its new home at an aviation museum in Arizona.

On Monday, the Philippine Mars set off inland from San Francisco, and landed in Lake Pleasant, Arizona, about 4:15 p.m. The Philippine Mars water bomber — a fixture on Sproat Lake near Port Al ...

The Philippine Mars water bomber — a fixture on Sproat Lake near Port Alberni for decades — left Vancouver Island on Sunday, made an overnight stop in San Francisco, then took off again on its ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 14 °F (-10 °C). Sunny with a high of 41 °F (5 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). Sunny today with a high of 41 °F (5 °C) and a ...

The Alachua Conservation Trust is holding a ceremony on Feb. 28 to mark the grand opening of an 86-acre expansion of the ...

According to KOA's 2022 North American Camping report, close to 57 million households in the U.S. and Canada took at least one camping trip in the last year, with tent camping being the most popular ...

Brandon Sproat is the top prospect in the New York Mets farm system (per Baseball America), but when will the faithful see him at Citi Field wearing the blue and orange? Maybe sometime in the 2025 ...

Former Florida Gators pitcher Brandon Sproat could actually affect the outcome of the 2025 National League season. The top-ranked prospect in the New York Mets’ system is quite the designation ...

The Philippine Mars will leave Sproat Lake on its final departure south on Sunday, Feb 9, 2025. Coulson Aviation made the announcement on its social media Saturday evening. "Tomorrow morning, the ...