Month: August 2015

(Aug. 7, 2015) -- July payroll employment in America rose by 215,000 following upwardly revised gains in June of 231,000 (223,000 previously) and in May of 260,000 (254,000 previously). In Canada, employment rose by 6,600 in July 2015, fully offsetting the 6,400 dip recorded in June.

(Aug. 7, 2015) -- Rental cabins at one of Louisiana's busiest state parks are reopening this month, nearly three years after they were shuttered by Hurricane Isaac.

(Aug. 7, 2015) -- Palm Harbor, Fla., residents are asking the county for help after two major floods along Bee Branch Creek in the past few years.

(Aug. 7, 2015) -- A man is in custody after investigators told ABC 13 he killed his girlfriend with a machete at a RV Park in Montgomery County, Tex.

(Aug. 7, 2015) -- VW camper fans should head for the Yorkshire Dales and the Dubs In’t Dales VW Festival, taking place at Camp Katur for a third year, Sept. 26 to 28.

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(Aug. 7, 2015) -- More than 4,000 people are expected to browse the 300 RVs on display at the RV/MH Hall of Fame this weekend at the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind.

(Aug. 7, 2015) -- Podcast episode 60, which is sponsored by ADCO Products, features an interview with Jerry Yeatts, the executive director of the Family Motor Coach Association. Yeatts offers an update on what's happening at FMCA and describes some of the steps the association is taking to bring on younger members. The next guest is Terry Cooper, president of the RV Inspectors Association. It has been one year since NRVIA launched an ambitious plan to recruit and train 1,500 certified inspectors. Cooper offers an update on progress toward that goal and also shares interesting insight the group has gathered after analyzing a year's worth of inspection data. He also introduces the certified pre-owned inspection service designed for RV dealers.

(Aug. 7, 2015) -- In Inuvik couple camping at Gwich'in Territorial Park had an unexpected guest at breakfast last Friday: a hungry black bear.

(Aug. 7, 2015) -- Coconino County, Ariz., authorities are searching for a 5-year-old boy who went missing from a campsite about 12 miles south of Jacob Lake.