Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A sea lion escaped from its pool at the Central Park Zoo on Friday amid the severe flooding that’s pounding New York City, officials said. “Zoo staff monitored the sea lion as she explored the area before returning to the familiar surroundings of the […]
Elvira Laskowski/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — More than 500,000 fast-food workers in California will soon earn at least $20 an hour as a result of a new bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom joined labor leaders, legislators and fast-food workers in Los Angeles on Thursday, hailing the […]
BLM Utah leadership unveiled the brand new Little Sahara Visitor Center in Juab County Sept. 28. The Visitor Center cost just over $2.1 million and was the result of a five year process and funded through the BLM Deferred Maintenance Program. The 3,100 square foot building boasts a 12KW photovoltaic […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Daycare centers across Utah face closure as a federal childcare grant is about to expire. The Federal Childcare Stabilization grant has helped daycares across the state stay open, and it expires tomorrow. As it stands now, a total of 663 childcare centers in Utah are […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle David A. Bednar thinks French could one day become the dominant language spoken by church members. Bednar shared that opinion Thursday on the final day of the annual Silicon Slopes Summit. The gathering in Salt Lake City […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is promising that benefits for mothers and children in the Utah Women, Infants and Children Program will continue if the federal government shuts down this weekend. Cox made that pledge Thursday. A statement from the Governor’s Office said the state will use […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says he will have to attend this weekend’s General Conference virtually instead of in person. President Russell M. Nelson said in a news release that he is still recovering from a fall he suffered […]
amphotora/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the murder of Tupac Shakur, who was shot and killed during a drive-by in Las Vegas in 1996, a senior law enforcement official confirmed to ABC News. The suspect is currently in the process of being […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 3-year-old boy has been shot and killed while in the car with his mother and brother in Cleveland, authorities said. An adult man — who was not in the car — was also shot in the Thursday afternoon incident, Cleveland police said. He […]
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fatal shooting deaths among children and teens continue to climb this year amid a series of recent gun violence incidents involving youths. So far this year, 229 children under the age of 11 and 1,082 teenagers have been killed by gun violence, according to […]
