Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The NASA astronauts who were aboard the first crewed flight into space on Boeing’s Starliner said they are “confident” the spacecraft can get them home safely. Flight commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore, 61, a former U.S. Navy captain, and Sunita Williams, 58, a […]
Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a gambling scheme that cost him his NBA career. Porter, in a dark suit and tie, said “guilty” when asked by a […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — More than 1.3 million electrical customers in the Houston area remained without power Wednesday as sweltering temperatures set in following the destruction left by Hurricane Beryl. As CenterPoint Energy, the main utility company in the area, warned “it will take days” to restore power to […]
Obtained by ABC News (CANYON VILLAGE, Wyo.) — A 28-year-old man who worked for a business in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming allegedly threatened to carry out a mass shooting before being killed in a shootout with rangers on the Fourth of July, officials said Tuesday. Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner, […]
Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court to a felony charge related to an illegal betting scheme. The NBA said Porter placed more than a dozen bets on basketball games, including in which […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are asking the public to help solve a string of shootings that unfolded within 30 minutes and appeared to target random drivers and bicyclists. The shootings began shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday when a victim was shot dead while […]
LAS VEGAS-Wednesday, Utah State was selected to place 7th in the Mountain West during the first day of the conference’s media days at The Circa Resort & Casino of Las Vegas. Boise State was selected first in the conference with 38 first-place votes and 543 net points. The projected standings […]
(Piute County, UT) — The ongoing Little Twist wildfire in Piute County continues to grow larger. Officials said the fire had grown to over 5-thousand acres in size as of yesterday, and fire crews are continuing to battle and contain the blaze. People in the area are being asked to […]
(Piute County, UT) — Officials say the large Silver King wildfire burning in Piute County is spreading significantly. Officials say the fire has grown to more than 12-thousand acres as of this morning after reportedly igniting over the weekend thanks to lightning. It has led to a closure order in […]
(St. George, UT) — The 2nd Congressional District Republican primary could be headed to a recount. Utah’s counties finalized vote totals yesterday which showed incumbent Celeste Maloy’s lead go down to 214 votes, or less than point-two-five percentage points. If it stays underneath that threshold when the results are canvassed […]
