Adam Gray/Getty Images (OCEAN COUNTY, NJ) — Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in New Jersey that has burned over 15,000 acres, with strong winds on Sunday complicating their efforts, officials said. The Jones Road Wildfire, located in Ocean County, has burned 15,300 acres and is only 65% contained as […]
(Catherine McQueen/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Friday said he has a strong suspicion that the Trump administration deported a 2-year old U.S. citizen to Honduras “with no meaningful process.” The U.S. citizen, identified in the filings as “V.M.L” was initially detained with her undocumented mother and […]
amphotora/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — The federal government announced two separate arrests Friday of a current judge and a former judge alleged to have assisted undocumented immigrants who authorities claim were violent criminals, moves that have raised red flags among Democrats and others. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested […]
Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA) — Initial findings in an ongoing Israel Defense Forces investigation found that Israeli tank fire caused damage to a United Nations structure in central Gaza in March, killing one UN staffer and injuring five others. The incident occurred one day after the ceasefire collapsed, according […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison — the maximum he faced — on Friday after pleading guilty to a series of fraudulent schemes. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert sentenced him to 87 months […]
amphotora/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) –A Milwaukee County circuit judge was arrested by the FBI over allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest, federal authorities said. Judge Hannah Dugan was charged with two criminal counts of “obstructing and impeding a proceeding before a department or agency of the United States” and “concealing […]
Michael Hickey/Getty Images (WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.) — One person is dead and two others injured after Purdue University’s Boilermaker Special mascot collided with a vehicle on a highway in Indiana, authorities said. The deadly crash happened Thursday afternoon on U.S. 52 at Wyandotte Road in southeastern Tippecanoe County, several miles […]
(St. George, UT) — Southern Utah cities are being recognized for business. Finance website WalletHub ranked the best and worst small cities to start a business across several key metrics. Those include labor costs and the growth rate of small businesses. St. George was ranked first in the study for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has declared a State of Emergency in 17 Utah counties due to worsening drought conditions. The move follows a recommendation from the state’s Drought Response Committee, as 42-percent of the state remains under severe drought. A dry winter and low snowpack, particularly […]
Courtesy Scott Family (DECATUR, Ala.) — An Alabama man died on Tuesday, a week after he was shocked with a stun gun while being arrested, according to a statement from the Decatur Police Department. Authorities released a nearly-30-minute video from body camera footage of John Scott Jr.’s arrest on the […]
