(Salt Lake City, UT) — Recent insurance company data shows a huge drop in the rate of catalytic converter thefts in Utah. In 2022, State Farm received 170 reports of catalytic converter thefts in the state, compared to only 14 throughout 2023. That means there’s been a 90-percent decrease in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he supports banning smartphones in Utah’s K-through-12 classrooms. Cox said yesterday there is “overwhelming” evidence that smartphones contribute to learning loss. The governor said he plans to contact every school in the state and ask principals to keep smartphones from being […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — YouTube star Ruby Franke’s child-abuse trial may result in new state legislation. Republican Senator David Hinkins is working on drafting a bill that would set qualifications and regulations on the life coaching industry. Meanwhile, state officials told they’re still welcoming complaints about Franke’s business partner […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — More than 91-thousand people moved into Utah last year, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. The biggest number of new move-ins came from California. More than 18-thousand-600 Californians became Utahns last year. That’s more than second-place Washington and third-place Idaho combined. […]
(St. George, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he agrees with Washington County Water Conservancy District leaders that plans for a Lake Powell pipeline should be put on hold while the state focuses on conservation and water re-use methods. Cox made the comment in response to a question during yesterday’s […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — California is getting hammered with rain and flooding, causing dangerous travel conditions as the holiday rush begins. Rainfall totals could reach 10 inches in some areas. Significant travel delays and road closures are likely due to flooded roads. Mudslides are also possible. The storm, which […]
U.S. citizens imprisoned in Venezuela pose for pictures upon arrival at Joint Base San Antonio Kelly Annex in San Antonio, Texas, on Dec. 20, 2023, after being freed amid a prisoner swap deal between the United States and Venezuela. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images) (SAN ANTONIO) — Six of the […]
Horry County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — Federal agents are investigating allegations of racial discrimination after a South Carolina couple was accused of harassing and stalking their Black neighbors. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it executed “court-authorized law enforcement activity” at a residence in Conway on Wednesday. “This action […]
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Kenosha County Circuit Court dismissed charges against a couple who were forcefully arrested while eating dinner at an Applebee’s in Wisconsin with their 1-year-old child earlier this year. The couple, Jermelle English, Jr. and Shanya Boyd, were dining with their son on July 20, […]
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Lincoln Memorial has been temporarily closed as cleanup crews have begun removing graffiti at the national monument that said “Free Gaza” in red paint, U.S. Park Police confirmed to ABC News. Police are investigating the vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., […]
