Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — As Maui residents begin a long mourning and recovery process following deadly fires that have ravaged their neighborhoods, local officials say outsiders are attempting to take advantage of the tragedy by attempting to purchase damaged home sites from locals who have lost everything. Officials expressed […]
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Climate change may have amplified the conditions that led to the deadly inferno on the Hawaiian island of Maui but it cannot be blamed entirely. An unknown spark quickly set parts of the island ablaze on Aug. 8, sending flames fueled […]
Sam Nolan (JUNEAU, Alaska) — The glacier lake outburst that sent an unprecedented amount of water rushing towards Alaska’s capital, destroying homes, would not have happened without climate change, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. An outburst flood from a meltwater lake on the Mendenhall Glacier, located about 12 […]
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials say the wildfires that erupted on the Hawaii island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history. The blazes spread rapidly due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful winds. Much […]
Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WILMINGTON, Del.) — Prosecutors for newly minted special counsel David Weiss pushed back on Hunter Biden’s assertion that they “reneged” on an ill-fated plea deal, according to a court document filed on Tuesday in which they also disputed defense counsel’s claim that the diversion agreement on […]
(Provo, UT) — The FBI has released further information on an incident in which a Provo man was shot and killed by agents. Last week, FBI agents arrived at the home of 75-year-old Craig Robertson to take him into custody for making online threats against President Joe Biden. Robertson allegedly […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Authorities are identifying the man who died in a southern Utah crash last week. The Utah Highway Patrol announced yesterday Corey Brownlee of Wisconsin passed away from his injuries on Thursday following a collision in Iron County. The 27-year-old was behind the wheel of a box […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Meteorologists say a wet summer is reducing Utah’s risk of wildfires so far this year. The rainfall is a result of an active and ongoing monsoon season, which brings increased moisture to the region and reduces the overall risk of wildfires. Fire officials say the […]
Newport News Police Department (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his first-grade teacher during class in Newport News, Virginia, in January has pleaded guilty to a felony charge in connection with the shooting. Deja Taylor was indicted in April for felony child neglect […]
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After a two-and-a-half-year probe, a Fulton County grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others on charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. It marks the fourth indictment of the former president, who […]
