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Month: February 2020

Thousands of public housing facilities failed smoke alarm inspections, ABC News investigation finds

Thousands of public housing facilities failed smoke alarm inspections, ABC News investigation finds

iStock(NEW YORK) — More than 1 million people in the U.S. are living in federally-funded housing complexes that inspectors found had fallen short on working smoke detectors, an ABC investigation found. Three out of four of those complexes were also cited for other issues considered “life threatening,” such as electrical […]

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Vanessa Bryant submits wrongful death complaint against helicopter operator in crash that killed Kobe Bryant, daughter

Vanessa Bryant submits wrongful death complaint against helicopter operator in crash that killed Kobe Bryant, daughter

iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Kobe Bryant’s widow has submitted a wrongful death complaint against the helicopter company that operated the flight that killed her husband, daughter and seven others. Vanessa Bryant submitted a 72-page complaint for damages Island Express Helicopters, Inc., to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, court […]

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Trail runner breaks leg, crawls for more than 10 hours to reach rescuers at Olympic National Park

Trail runner breaks leg, crawls for more than 10 hours to reach rescuers at Olympic National Park

iStock(SEATTLE) — A trail runner who broke his leg on a frigid Washington mountain facilitated his own rescue by crawling for more than 10 hours to reach help. Joe Oldendorf, 26, was running on the Duckabush Trail at Olympic National Park Saturday morning when he slipped on an icy patch, […]

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Latter-day Saints fraud lawsuit moved to settlement hearing

Latter-day Saints fraud lawsuit moved to settlement hearing

Allegations of fraud against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been referred to a settlement conference by a Utah court. KUTV-TV reports McKenna Denson’s fraud allegations against Provo Missionary Training Center President Joseph L. Bishop and the church were dismissed more than a year ago because the […]

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BYU Men’s Basketball Advances To No. 17 In AP Poll; Childs Named WCC Player of the Week

BYU Men’s Basketball Advances To No. 17 In AP Poll; Childs Named WCC Player of the Week

PROVO, Utah-Sunday, upon the release of the new weekly college basketball polls, BYU rose to No. 17 in The Associated Press Top 25 and is currently ranked No. 18 in the USA Today coaches poll. The Cougars, who bested No. 2 Gonzaga 91-78 Saturday, are ranked in the AP poll […]

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Snow Women’s Basketball Closes Out Regular Season With A Win

Snow Women’s Basketball Closes Out Regular Season With A Win

RANGELY, Colo.-Lexi Peterson scored a season-high 19 points on Saturday afternoon, leading the Snow College women’s basketball team to a 71-50 victory over Colorado Northwestern in the Lady Badgers’ regular-season finale. In the third quarter, the Lady Spartans outscored Snow, 21-12 to cut the Lady Badgers’ lead to just five […]

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US pushes changes to Western land plans that judge blocked

US pushes changes to Western land plans that judge blocked

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Interior Department officials are seeking to bolster their case for easing restrictions on energy development, mining and grazing in seven Western states. A federal judge in Idaho blocked the Trump administration plans last year over concerns that they could harm greater sage grouse, a ground-dwelling […]

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Utah WWII veteran turns 100 with memories of her war service

Utah WWII veteran turns 100 with memories of her war service

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A veteran turning 100 in Utah has recalled her service in World War II working as an engineer and in confidential communications. The Daily Herald reported Olive O’Mara was 21 when Japanese planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She enlisted and served […]

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Woman found dead in home destroyed by fire in Utah

Woman found dead in home destroyed by fire in Utah

ROY, Utah (AP) — Firefighters say the body of a woman was found inside a home destroyed by a fire on Sunday.  Fire crews quickly extinguished the fire in Roy north of Salt Lake City but then spent several hours shoring up the home before it was safe to enter […]

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty on 2 counts in sexual assault case

Harvey Weinstein found guilty on 2 counts in sexual assault case

Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood producer, was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and of rape in the third degree in a New York court Monday. He was found not guilty of the more serious charges of predatory sexual assault and of rape in the first […]

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