ABC News Studios (NEW YORK) — Florida resident Abraham Shakespeare went from rags to riches after winning $30 million in the lottery in 2006. The newfound fortune brought the 40-year-old from Lakeland out of poverty and allowed him to give back to his community, but he started to feel burdened […]
LAW Ho Ming/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than a dozen high schools in northern Virginia have reported delays in notifying students of prestigious National Merit recognition, as state officials investigate the growing controversy. The issue came to light last month, when several parents accused Thomas Jefferson High School for Science […]
PROVO, Utah-Thursday, BYU football signed former Weber State cornerback Eddie Heckard, an FCS Second Team The Associated Press All-American. Heckard, a native of Las Vegas, starred for current BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill, for five seasons at Weber State. Heckard is a four-time All-Big Sky Conference honoree, including three first-team […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” officials said Thursday. Santa Fe First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Great Salt Lake has risen a foot since reaching a historic low in November of 2022. Officials are proud to report the lake went up twelve inches due to all the recent rain and snow. The Utah Division of Water Resources tweeted that they’re […]
(Enoch, UT) — More details are coming out about a tragic murder-suicide in southwest Utah that sent shockwaves through the state. Police records show the warning signs of abuse were present years before Michael Haight allegedly killed his wife, five children, and mother-in-law at their home in Enoch on January […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A well-known actress is throwing her support behind a bill in the Utah Legislature that would ban the use of gas chambers at animal shelters. Katherine Heigl [[ HIGH-gul ]] joined the sponsor of the bill yesterday at the State Capitol to urge lawmakers to […]
(Washington, DC) — A Utah congressman is promising to introduce a bill that will keep children under 16-years-old from having social media accounts. Republican Congressman Chris Stewart tells that his bill is designed to target depression, isolation and other harmful effects caused by social media. The bill would reportedly include […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new Utah bill is being filed that would establish a new domestic violence task force. Lawmakers, such as Candice Pierucci and others, say that too many victims in Utah are being abused, and it has to change. More than one-third of women in Utah […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah Senate committee is advancing several bills dealing with transgender youth. The Health and Human Services Committee voted 5-2 yesterday in favor of a bill that would ban gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy treatments in Utah. The committee also voted to advance a bill […]
