SCOTT SERIO/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A record number of law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2021, according to a report from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund Wednesday, with most losing their lives to COVID-19. In 2021, 458 law enforcement officers died — […]
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Orlando Police Department created a new unit in 2021 that sends behavioral health experts instead of law enforcement officers to respond to 911 calls for mental health crises. It’s in an effort — one of a number around the country — to avoid […]
Stacy Revere/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Erin Jackson, a 20-year-old American long track speedskater from Ocala, Florida, narrowly had her dreams dashed of making her second Winter Olympic team. At the U.S. long-track speedskating trials on Friday, Jackson — the current No. 1 in World Cup rankings for the women’s 500-meter […]
Boys Basketball Non-Region MILFORD, Utah-Sadler Barnes led the way with 18 points and the Milford Tigers hammered Telos 54-25 in non-region boys basketball action Tuesday. Seth Fay had 8 points in defeat for the Titans. PANGUITCH, Utah-Klyn Fullmer stepped up with 13 points and the Panguitch Bobcats humbled Enterprise 36-27 […]
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is heading into the offseason armed with a lengthy list. The New York Jets quarterback intends to work on his weaknesses and solidify his strengths after a down-and-up rookie season. It’s all part of the evolution and education of a hoped-to-be franchise quarterback. […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, University of Utah defensive tackles coach Sione Po’uha announced his retirement from coaching after spending the last three seasons with the Utes. Pou’ha was an All-Mountain West Conference selection as a defensive tackle with the Utes in 2004 and was drafted in the third round of the […]
Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image (UPPER DARBY TOWNSHIP, Penn.) — A medical helicopter that crashed while transporting an infant to a Pennsylvania hospital Tuesday afternoon made a “miraculous landing,” with no serious injuries reported, authorities said. The helicopter was traveling to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia when the accident […]
Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — More than 350,000 public school students in Chicago are expected to resume in-person learning on Wednesday after a tentative agreement was reached between the school district and the Chicago Teachers Union to bolster classroom safety amid a wave of COVID-19 infections. A deal […]
(PHILADELPHIA) — A fast-moving fire in a Philadelphia row house that killed 12 people last week, including nine children, likely started after a Christmas tree was lit ablaze with a lighter, fire officials said Tuesday. The intense fire started Wednesday morning on the second floor of the building in a […]
Jena Ardell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — School staffing shortages caused by the recent COVID-19 omicron surge have gotten so bad in at least two school districts that officials are turning to parents to keep classes going. The Palo Alto Unified School District in Palo Alto, California, made a plea amid its […]
