Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office(NEW YORK) — A woman who worked as the financial secretary of her church has been charged with embezzling more than half a million dollars from it to pay for thousands of online purchases, car loans, satellite television, cellphone bills and even her own wedding. Burlington County […]
katifcam/iStock(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — A woman celebrating her 26th birthday suffered second degree burns at a hibachi restaurant when the grill “exploded” and both she and the chef caught on fire. The incident happened on Sunday when Samantha Meyers was at Kimono Japanese Steak House in Paragould, Arkansas, to celebrate […]
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A poodle is on top of the dog show world. Siba, a standard poodle, was crowned best in show on Tuesday at the 144th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. According to her handler Crystal Clas, Siba is a big fan of chicken. In fact, it’s […]
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(MOUNT CARMEL, Tenn.) — A mayor in Tennessee has been charged and indicted with stealing more than a quarter of a million dollars from his own grandmother. Christopher Scott Jones, currently serving as mayor of Mount Carmel in northeast Tennessee, allegedly stole more than $300,000 from his […]
Sam Merrill made 6 of 10 3-pointers and scored 32 points with five assists and Utah State held off Colorado State 75-72 to sweep the season series against the Rams. Neemias Queta scored 14 points with 10 boards for the Aggies (20-7, 9-5), who outscored the Rams 14-7 on fast […]
Girls Basketball 2-A 1st Round SALINA, Utah-Brinley Mason netted 17 points on 8-12 from the field as the No. 10 seed North Sevier Wolves clobbered APA West Valley 69-11 Tuesday in the first round of the 2-A girls state basketball playoffs. Head coach Lexa Larsen’s squad was never challenged as […]
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Chicago after a special prosecutor re-investigated allegations he bogusly reported being the victim of a January 2019 hate-crime attack, officials said. Smollett, 37, was indicted on six counts related to making four separate […]
OGDEN, Utah-Tuesday, Weber State football head coach Jay Hill named Matt Hammer as the Wildcats’ new offensive coordinator. Hammer was promoted to this position after having previously been the inside linebackers coach for the Wildcats in 2019. Hammer also previously served as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator under former head coaches […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Officials in Chicago have declared a climate crisis after a round of severe storms last month caused millions of dollars in damage to the city’s already disappearing shoreline on Lake Michigan. In addition to the storms, record-high water levels in Lake Michigan during January also caused […]
rawf8/iStock(JACKSON, Miss.) — A 54-year-old inmate died this week at Mississippi’s most notorious penitentiary, the 16th prisoner since late December to perish in the state’s correctional facilities, where living conditions have been called inhumane and which have been beset by cellblock murders, suicides, riots and escapes. James Allen Brown, 54, […]
