WPLG (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — The remains of the partially collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, was demolished at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Earlier Sunday, police had urged citizens who live within the designated shelter-in-place area, between 86th St and 89th St and Abbott Ave and the shoreline, to remain indoors […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of students at Brigham Young University has left the school’s paper, The Daily Universe, and launched their own underground, independent publication not controlled by the private university. Students at the Daily Universe aren’t allowed to report anything that’s critical of the school or […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park officials and business owners in a nearby tourist town are still cleaning up and assessing the damage from a massive flash flood that ripped through the popular red rock park, sending mud and debris onto streets. No injuries were reported. A park spokesperson […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials say a rare animal spotted in a Utah neighborhood is likely on the move in search of a new place to live. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a home doorbell camera caught the wolverine on video Thursday in west Layton about 15 miles […]
Twitter/@GillyOfThe412 (OCEAN CITY, Maryland) — A Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Ocean City, Maryland, was canceled after some rockets ignited prematurely and shocked a crowd of beachgoers. Firefighters responded to a call to the beach in the morning to discover fireworks going off. Beachgoers were seen fleeing and looking […]
WPLG (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — Search and rescue crews looking for 121 people at the partially collapsed South Florida condominium remained in a holding pattern Sunday afternoon as demolition crews prepared to bring down the rest of the structurally compromised building. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters Sunday morning […]
Twitter/Arsen Hoxha (WASHINGTON) — A man has been arrested after allegedly crashing his car just outside the Washington Monument, missing several people who were walking around the landmark Saturday night, police said. No pedestrians were injured during the incident, which took place around 7:23 p.m., the United States Park Police […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Tokyo Olympics will expand its lineup of competitions with three sports that have long been championed for recognition on the global stage: skateboarding, surfing and indoor climbing. For decades, these sports were largely represented in the U.S. by white and male superstars — including […]
iStock/Feverpitched (NEW YORK) — Drug and alcohol-related jail deaths have skyrocketed in recent years, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and experts say that spike goes hand-in-hand with the continued criminalization of substance abuse in the United States and lack of treatment. Deaths spiked between […]
Oakland Zoo (OAKLAND, Calif.) — The Oakland Zoo has begun a vaccination program to inoculate their highest risk animals from COVID-19 with an experimental vaccine that has been authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Oakland Zoo received their first shipment of the experimental vaccine developed by […]
