Chief Travis Ruby of the Ada County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that his office has received additional reports of construction crews in nearby subdivisions discovering bullet holes in their trailers.
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Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Sep. 2026
Despite the damage, all the trailers in that first row remained.
The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.
From whimsical lofts in Tokyo fit for solo travelers to Cornwall, England, mansions that double as wedding venues, there’s a recognizable rental below for every kind of travel scenario.
Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.
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Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts.
During dry seasons, herders can move 100 miles (roughly 160 kilometers) with their livestock, sleeping under the stars or in makeshift shacks along the way.
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Anne Pisor,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2026
At least 30 people were killed in a massive landslide in Guinea on Sunday when a mountainous open-air landfill collapsed and buried nearby shacks, trapping numerous victims beneath a mass of garbage.
According to the annual homeless count, only 671 recreational vehicles remained in the 400 square miles of desert beyond the incorporated cities of Palmdale and Lancaster.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Aug. 2026
Within the first several months, at least $80,000 in investor money was allegedly used to pay Burkhalter's ex-wife's attorneys and expenses connected to recreational vehicles.
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