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Month: February 2024

Southern Mountains Under Winter Storm Watch

Southern Mountains Under Winter Storm Watch

(Brian Head, UT) — A Winter Storm Watch is in effect today for parts of southern Utah. The National Weather Service issued the advisory for the southern Mountains, including areas around Brian Head, Alton, and Cedar City. Forecasters believe up to two feet of snow could fall in the mountains […]

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Utah Introduces Road Rage Bill

Utah Introduces Road Rage Bill

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah state legislature has introduced a bill that would place harsher penalties on road ragers and aggressive drivers. House Bill 30 is sponsored by Representative Paul Cutler, and would add on another 500-dollars to traffic tickets for anyone who intentionally swerves or follows closely […]

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Americans’ credit card debt hits record $1.13 trillion

Americans’ credit card debt hits record $1.13 trillion

IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Americans’ credit card balances climbed to a new record high $1.13 trillion, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card debt increased by $50 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 alone, a 4.6% jump from the previous […]

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70 NYC Housing Authority employees arrested in corruption investigation

70 NYC Housing Authority employees arrested in corruption investigation

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As many as 70 current and former New York City public housing employees were charged Tuesday with accepting kickbacks from contractors in exchange for awarding city contracts, federal prosecutors in New York said. The charges against the New York City Housing Authority employees present the […]

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California storm live updates: Latest forecast as floods, mudslides hit LA

California storm live updates: Latest forecast as floods, mudslides hit LA

imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara […]

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Maui police release first report after investigation into response to deadly blazes

Maui police release first report after investigation into response to deadly blazes

Nicco Quinones for ABC News (NEW YORK) — It was a perfect storm that confronted first responders when wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui in August, investigators have determined. “Severe weather” fed the flames, investigators say, and many of the already limited roads became impassable. An already […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 2/5/24

Scoreboard roundup — 2/5/24

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION LA Lakers 124, Charlotte 118 Cleveland 136, Sacramento 110 Dallas 118, Philadelphia 102 Golden State 109, Brooklyn 98 LA Clippers 149, Atlanta 144 New Orleans 138, Toronto 100 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NY Rangers 2, Colorado […]

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Man, 73, dies in skydiving incident after parachute fails to deploy

Man, 73, dies in skydiving incident after parachute fails to deploy

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 73-year-old man has died in a skydiving incident after he suffered a hard landing when his parachute didn’t fully deploy during his jump, police say. The incident, which happened last Wednesday in Eloy, Arizona — approximately 70 miles south of Phoenix — when […]

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How climate change contributes to the atmospheric rivers slamming the West Coast

How climate change contributes to the atmospheric rivers slamming the West Coast

Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The California coast is currently getting pummeled with heavy rain from atmospheric rivers, essentially rivers in the sky that collect moisture from tropical areas and redistribute the water to higher latitudes. The current El Niño pattern is also favoring […]

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Snow Basketball Is No. 16 This Week

Snow Basketball Is No. 16 This Week

Monday, after losing to Salt Lake Community College last week, Snow men’s basketball checked in at No. 16 in this week’s NJCAA Top 25. The Badgers are 19-3 and four spots lower in the polls than last week when they were ranked No. 12 nationally. This week’s polls are as […]

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