CHICAGO-Friday, former Utah State men’s basketball star, center Neemias Queta, had a quieter second day at the NBA Draft Combine than his first combine on Thursday. Queta netted seven points and six rebounds in just under 23 minutes of play. He also committed five fouls and failed to block a […]
Courtesy Anna Harp (SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark.) — Sisters paid tribute to their late father, who died after battling COVID-19, by getting tattoos of the final note he wrote to them. Anna Harp, 27, and Abrielle Clausing, 21, are two of six siblings and Harp describes her father, Rudolph Clausing, as […]
Court TV (MINNEAPOLIS) — Derek Chauvin acted in a manner that was “particularly cruel and an abuse of his authority” in the killing of George Floyd, according to the judge who sentenced the former Minneapolis police officer. Chauvin faced a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison after a jury […]
LOGAN, Utah-Friday, Utah State men’s basketball added a new game to their 2021-22 non-conference schedule. The Aggies will meet perennial NCAA Tournament squad Iowa December 18 at the Sanford Pentagon of Sioux Falls, S.D. The Hawkeyes are coming off of a 22-9 season which saw them advance to the second […]
Chalabala/iStock (NEW YORK) — The suspect in the Bronx, New York, shooting that injured one man and sent two siblings scrambling for cover was taken into custody at 6 a.m. Friday morning in upper Manhattan. Michael Lopez, 27, has been charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and […]
Jon Cherry/Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — Kentucky is the latest state to offer hefty return-to-work cash incentives, as the economy begins to bounce back from the COVID-19 shock. Gov. Andy Beshear announced earlier this week a plan to pay up to 15,000 Kentuckians on unemployment insurance a $1,500 bonus for […]
Due to widespread fire danger and record breaking dry-hot conditions. The Bureau of Land Management, Richfield Field Office, and Henry Mountain Field Station, within the Color Country District will increase their fire restrictions to Stage 2 beginning Wednesday, June 30 at 12:01 a.m. in the following counties: Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, […]
Kuzma/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — When Judge Peter Cahill took the bench in Minneapolis Friday for the sentencing of Derek Chauvin, he did something that is an extreme rarity in the U.S. legal system — punishing a now-former police officer convicted of murder while on duty. In the past 16 years, just […]
Court TV (MINNEAPOLIS) — Before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years for the murder of George Floyd, members of George Floyd’s family gave emotional statements asking for the maximum sentence. Floyd’s 7-year-old daughter Gianna shared a prerecorded video message at the hearing. When asked, […]
Minnesota Department of Corrections via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was handed his sentence Friday. In April, Chauvin, 45, was found guilty on three counts: Second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee […]
