ABC News (ST.PETERSBURG, Fla.) — As Hurricane Milton pummeled the St. Petersburg area, with winds strong enough to shred the roof of Tropicana Field, Kristy Austin said it sounded like a “freight train” was coming through her apartment building. “It sounded like the ocean was hitting our windows and the […]
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Turkish Airlines flight diverted to New York on Wednesday morning after one of its pilots died. Flight 204 was traveling from Seattle to Istanbul when it was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport for an emergency landing at approximately 6 a.m. after […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — The fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, was left in tatters, a 10,000-square-foot sheriff’s facility was demolished and several people were killed at a senior living community in St. Lucie County. That was among the widespread damage emerging Thursday after Hurricane […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-The South Sevier Rams won their first ever boys golf state championship Wednesday at Cedar Ridge Golf Course by shooting a two-day combined score of 638. The Rams beat second place Beaver by 27 strokes as the Beavers shot a combined score of 665. Parowan came in third, […]
(Salt Lake County, UT) — With election season underway in Utah, reports of political sign theft and vandalism are increasing. Residents are taking to social media to share their experiences of stolen or damaged signs. The Salt Lake County Clerk’s office has reminded the public that stealing political signs is […]
(Arches National Park, UT) — A 68-year-old man from Paramus, New Jersey, died while hiking on the Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park. He fell 30 feet near the Black Arch Overlook on Tuesday morning. Park Service Rangers responded to the incident after receiving a report of CPR in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A proposed constitutional amendment to remove the provision that income tax revenue be used for public education is officially voided from Utah’s November General Election ballot. A district court judge says lawmakers failed to publish the amendment text in newspapers for two months prior to […]
Debris in Sarasota, Florida. Via Sean Rayford/Getty (NEW YORK) — Florida authorities began assessing the damage left by Hurricane Milton’s passage across the state early Thursday, as the storm passed into the Atlantic Ocean after a night of high winds, torrential rain and storm surge. Milton made landfall on Florida’s […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire talks about the music mogul’s return to court on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. Sean “Diddy” Combs accused federal agents and prosecutors of unlawful leaks in a court filing on Wednesday. Combs has been held without bail […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Milton is forecast to bring a slew of devastation to Florida’s west coast as the Category 3 storm makes landfall in the Tampa area Wednesday evening. In addition to physical damage to the region, power blackouts and cell service outages could last for […]
