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(Dec. 9, 2011) -- The Department of Environmental Management has been awarded $1.5 million in federal funds from the RI Office of Energy Resources to install solar panels at nine DEM facilities throughout the state, such as at Fisherman's Memorial State Park and Campground in Narragansett.

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- During this week's Town Council meeting, questions and concerns about the purpose of an upcoming Fort Getty work session sparked plenty of debate. Many fear that council plans to use the work session to permanently allocate most of the land at Jamestown's park to the RV campground, reports the Jamestown Press.

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- The Houston Chronicle reports that the woman who shot her two children and then killed herself -- residents of the Towne North Mobile Home and RV Park in Laredo -- in a food stamp office on Monday, uttered words two weeks ago that seemed to have foretold her actions.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- Warners Group Publications, which publishes Britain’s best-selling motorhome magazine, has launched Buying Your First Motorhome, a new guide to help buyers make the right decision when choosing a motorhome, reports 3D Car Shows.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- A man was hospitalized this morning after receiving serious burns while trying to escape an RV that was on fire in Ocean Beach. He was found a block away after running down the road with his clothing on fire, reports KGTV San Diego.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- After an outcry from grey nomads, the Tasmania State Government has promised to preserve low-cost camping options for motorhome users, reports the Tasmania Mercury.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- On Tuesday, the Williams County Commission voted to deny a request from Donald Hickel for a zone change from agricultural to public zoning for property outside Ray, N.D. Hickel was proposing to place a 60-lot RV park on a portion of the acreage, reports the Williston Herald.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- On Wednesday, two pistol-packing American senior citizens were fined $10,000 each for a July 11 incident. Their motorhome was searched at the Aldergrove border crossing by Canada Border Services Agency, revealing a small arsenal of undeclared firearms, reports the Vancouver Sun.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- KAJ18 reports that this is a good time to visit Montana's Glacier National Park. Less park services are available, so entrance fees have been reduced to $15 for vehicles.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- Skip Eppers, owner of Skip Eppers RV in Punta Gorda, says thieves broke into his property over the weekend and used a garden hose to siphon nearly 200 gallons of diesel and unleaded gas from several vehicles, reports WINK News.