Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — A University of North Carolina faculty member was killed Monday afternoon after a suspect opened fire on the Chapel Hill campus, prompting a lockdown for three hours, the school and police said. The shelter-in-place alert went out around 1:02 p.m., following reports of […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — The University of North Carolina was under lockdown after police received reports of an “armed and dangerous” person on or near the Chapel Hill campus Monday afternoon. Several police officers were on the scene and going through the campus throughout the afternoon. The […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) — Two people were killed when a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into a small apartment complex in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, officials said. Three people were on board the helicopter at the time, one of whom was killed, according […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah experts say the economy and cultural shifts are contributing towards declining fertility rates. Panelists with qualified backgrounds gathered at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute to discuss ways to increase fertility rates. The state’s total fertility rate declined by nearly 22 percent over the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Environmental officials are finding high levels of mercury in Utah fish. The Department of Environmental Quality said two lakes and four reservoirs have been added to the state’s Mercury Fish Consumption Advisory list. Officials say young children and those who are pregnant or may become […]
(Bryce Canyon City, UT) — An Arizona woman is dead after going for a hike at Bryce Canyon National Park. The National Park Service says 64-year-old Jeanne Howell was found within Campbell Canyon early Saturday morning. The discovery was made by the Utah Department of Public Safety and Garfield County […]
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From New York City to London in just 90 minutes? NASA is exploring the potential of a supersonic jet that one day could do just that. Transatlantic jetliners currently travel at about 600 miles per hour, according to the federal space agency. But NASA’s […]
danilovi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the wake of the wildfires that decimated Lahaina, Maui police set up a roadblock on Highway 30 that barred everyone but first responders to the historic beachside town. Then, about five days later, officials opened up the road to everyone each day from 6 […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) — Two people have been taken to the hospital after a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, the sheriff’s office said. Three people were on board, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The crash took place […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen to a hurricane on Monday as it bears down on Florida. Idalia could become a major Category 3 hurricane by Tuesday night. Landfall is currently forecast for Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend area, north of Tampa. Here’s […]
