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Month: September 2023

Fentanyl, guns found at another New York City home with child after death at day care

Fentanyl, guns found at another New York City home with child after death at day care

ABC News (NEW YORK) — New York City police seized fentanyl and weapons on Wednesday during a search of a house in Queens where a 10-year-old lives, officials said. Police executed a search warrant and found more than 5 pounds of suspected cocaine with traces of fentanyl; more than 2 pounds […]

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Man formerly on death row gets murder case dismissed after 48 years

Man formerly on death row gets murder case dismissed after 48 years

Charles O’Rear/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY) — After 48 years, a man who says he was wrongfully convicted of murder has officially had his case dismissed. Glynn Simmons was 22 when he was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1974 death of Carolyn Sue Rogers at a local liquor store. Simmons is […]

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Husband charged with killing wife, throwing body into lake

Husband charged with killing wife, throwing body into lake

WTVD (PITTSBORO, N.C.) — A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of his 34-year-old wife, who was found in Jordan Lake last month, according to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office. Omar Matthew Ibrahim Drabick, 34, has been charged with first-degree murder and concealment of […]

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BYU Basketball’s Fousseyni Traore Named As Top 100 Player Nationally

BYU Basketball’s Fousseyni Traore Named As Top 100 Player Nationally

PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s basketball junior guard Fousseyni Traore has been named as a top 100 player nationally by college basketball publication The Almanac, a season preview compiled by writers from The Field of 68, Three-Man Weave, Heat Check CBB and Verbal Commits. Traore, a native of Bamako, Mali and […]

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Prosecutors push back on efforts by 3 Trump ‘fake electors’ to have their Georgia cases moved to federal court

Prosecutors push back on efforts by 3 Trump ‘fake electors’ to have their Georgia cases moved to federal court

ftwitty/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County prosecutors rebutted claims that three so-called “alternate electors” amounted to federal officials during a hearing Wednesday in District Attorney Fani Willis’ Georgia election interference case. Judge Steve Jones, for a third time, heard arguments during an evidentiary hearing in Atlanta on the issue of federal […]

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Trial date for California man vacated

Trial date for California man vacated

A man who is facing a sexual abuse of a child charge had his jury trial canceled on Wednesday.  Robert Roe of Castro, California is facing the 1st degree felony in 6th District Court due to an incident in 2017 related to his association with the Knights of the Crystal […]

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Two Utah Schools Named Among National Blue Ribbon Winners

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two Utah schools have been named part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools of 2023. The recognition was given to Wasatch Elementary School, located in a neighborhood northeast of downtown Salt Lake and Milford Elementary School in Milford. Schools can receive such recognition based on […]

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Zion NP To Start Reconstruction Of Washed Out Road

Zion NP To Start Reconstruction Of Washed Out Road

(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park is ready to begin reconstruction of a road that was washed out during this year’s intense spring runoff. In March, Kolob Canyons Road washed away in a landslide park officials said was ten feet deep, 15 feet wide, and 70 feet long. […]

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Small Business Grants In Utah

Small Business Grants In Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The U.S. Small Business Administration is giving Utah 500-thousand dollars to help local companies expand their global reach. The grant program was announced this week. It’ll be administered by the World Trade Center Utah, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity. Small business […]

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Utah Jobless Rate Rises, Still Near Historic Low

Utah Jobless Rate Rises, Still Near Historic Low

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s job growth slowed and the unemployment rate rose in August, but the jobless rate is still near historic lows. Unemployment was up half-a-percent last month, to two-point-five percent, one of the lowest jobless rates on record. Utah employers added 41-thousand new jobs, a marked […]

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