David Tipling/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (MIAMI) — Zoo Miami has apologized following an uproar over its treatment of a kiwi bird under its care. Footage emerged online showing Paōra, a male Kiwi bird, being petted by guests at the zoo’s “encounter experience.” Videos also showed the nocturnal bird […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Per Wednesday news, Utah men’s basketball will tour Spain from July 25-August 4 and play four exhibitions games. These contests will be played at Barcelona, San Sebastián and Madrid. This will be the Runnin’ Utes third foreign tour since joining the Pac-12. Previously, they toured Brazil (2012) and […]
Walker Family (AKRON, Ohio) — Protesters are gathering Wednesday to demand a federal investigation into the death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot after a car and foot chase by police on June 27, 2022. “We really want the nation to know that we’re going to […]
OREM, Utah-Wednesday, Utah Valley men’s basketball head coach Todd Phillips announced the signing of former New Orleans guard K’Mani Doughty from the transfer portal. The 6’5″ 190-pound Doughty posted 6.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game last season for the Privateers. The junior out of Brooklyn, N.Y. starred at Lake […]
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LAS VEGAS) — A housekeeper at a Las Vegas resort is accused of stealing more than $700,000 worth of jewelry from a hotel room, police said. Las Vegas police responded to the Vdara Hotel & Spa on the strip on May 7 regarding an alleged theft. […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (ALLEN, Texas) — The suspect accused of shooting and killing eight people at a mall in Allen, Texas, earlier this month “fixated on mass shootings and held views consistent with racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist … ideologies,” according to a new bulletin released Wednesday by the Department […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Three years ago this week, George Floyd died while in police custody in Minneapolis after Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was the lead prosecutor in the case against Chauvin, who was convicted of murder […]
Ben Crump Law via WSB (MACON, Ga.) — Family members of Brianna Grier, the Georgia woman who died last year after falling out of a moving police vehicle, said they are filing a lawsuit against the officers involved in the incident. The complaint, which was obtained by ABC News, names Lt. […]
Georg Wendt/picture alliance via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Legendary singer Tina Turner, known for her sultry voice and a string of platinum hits, has died at age 83. The news was confirmed on Turner’s official Facebook page. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park’s summer shuttle schedule is back in force. The shuttles that carry visitors in and out of the main canyon started running for the season on Sunday. The first shuttle inside the park leaves the Zion Canyon Visitor Center at 6 a.m. and […]
