Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Nearly three weeks after Patrick Lyoya was killed, the Grand Rapids police chief on Monday identified the officer who fatally shot Lyoya as Christopher Schurr. Lyoya, a native of Congo, was shot in the head on April 4 after Schurr pulled him […]
A majority of Pac-12 schools have quarterback competitions coming out of spring football. Arizona State had one of the Pac-12′s best quarterbacks but now will have to decide among two players after Jayden Daniels opted to transfer. Colorado, Washington and Oregon State all have returning starters but they’re being pushed […]
(Washington, DC) — The resumption of diplomatic operations in Ukraine is great news to Senator Mitt Romney. The Utah Republican tweeted yesterday that the restoration of a diplomatic presence in Kyiv is a critical component to U.S. support of Ukraine. Romney says it is essential to show Ukraine support as […]
(Undated) — Utah Congressman Blake Moore is among the contingent from Congress making the trip to the southern border. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took a delegation of about eight House members to the Texas-Mexican border today. They have met with U.S. Customs and Border agents, members of the Texas […]
(Spanish Fork, UT) — Utah’s lieutenant governor says the state is in a “world of hurt” because of a lack of water in state reservoirs. Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson urged Utahns to conserve water yesterday, noting that Utah’s reservoirs are at about 58-percent of capacity heading into the summer. She […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — West Virginia had the highest opioid overdose death rate per capita in the country last year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. OxyContin, a prescription drug that helped fuel the crisis, was heavily marketed in towns across the state and its […]
San Jose Police Media Relations/Twitter (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A 3-month-old baby boy has been found safe Tuesday after he was taken from his Northern California home in what police believe was a premeditated kidnapping. One suspect is in custody, police said. Brandon Cuellar’s kidnapping was reported around 1 p.m. […]
Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After years of failed attempts to reform Rikers Island, a federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday will consider whether to put New York City’s sprawling and troubled jail complex under control of the court. Judge Laura Taylor […]
Sam Wasson/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department’s investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust is “nearing completion,” Adan Mendoza, the Santa Fe County sheriff, said in an interview Tuesday on Good Morning America. Hutchins died and the film’s […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (GREENVILLE, Calif.) — From seed to sawmill, residents from Greenville, California, are pulling up their sleeves to rebuild their community after it was turned into ashes by the Dixie fire in July 2021. The community will use a sawmill to turn millions of burned-down trees into affordable […]
