SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state lawmakers approved the creation of two new state parks on Thursday. The new Utahraptor State Park will be located in the Dalton Wells area in Grand County near a large deposit of dinosaur bones in the eastern part of the state. The Lost […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature is wrapping up its business for the year Friday. Lawmakers have already tackled a number of issues this year during a session that was conducted partially remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. The state has removed requirements for gun owners to get […]
Boys Basketball 1-A State Semifinals @ SVC RICHFIELD, Utah-Kyler Bennett led the way with 10 points and 9 rebounds as the Panguitch Bobcats bested Valley 47-38 Friday in the 1-A state semifinals at the Sevier Valley Center. The Bobcats proficiently shot 50 percent (15-30) for the game in the win, […]
Ahmed Benzerguine/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (OMAHA, Neb.) — Creighton University has suspended its men’s head basketball coach after he admitted to making a “terribly inappropriate analogy” when he told his players not to “leave the plantation.” Coach Greg McDermott issued a contrite statement acknowledging his “egregious mistake” and apologizing […]
Oleksandr Filon/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (JACKSON, Miss.) — Water is slowly returning to homes in Jackson, Mississippi, but a boil water order remains for the city’s more than 160,000 residents, officials announced. The city is still struggling to restore water after the state was ravaged by winter storms three […]
Michael Anthony/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (HOUSTON) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is opening up about his decision to end the state mask mandate, stressing that he still urges residents to take precautions, but Texans “no longer need government running our lives.” On March 10, Texas’ mask order will end […]
Gabriel Christus / ESPN ImagesBy KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ian Desmond, a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star at the top of his professional game, stunned sports fans when he decided to stop playing. The 35-year-old Colorado Rockies centerfielder and father of five spoke exclusively to ABC News’ Good […]
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Winter is back for the Northeast. Upstate New York and New England are seeing below zero-degree wind chills Friday morning, as the I-95 corridor is seeing wind chills in the teens and single digits. Winds have been gusty Friday morning, blowing […]
jose1983/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Authorities believe they have found the body of a Kentucky man who disappeared at the Grand Canyon last week. John Pennington, 40, of Walton, Kentucky, was thought to have entered the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on or around Feb. 23, […]
Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Bill Magness, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, was fired on Wednesday in the wake of February’s deadly blackouts that left millions without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures. As power grid manager, Magness was […]
