On Feb. 22, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum joined Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Utah Senator John Curtis to sign an agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the Utah Trust Lands Administration to complete the final step of a historic land exchange. According to a press release, […]
Philip Pacheco/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. appeals court has upheld the conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who is serving more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors with false claims about her company’s blood-testing technology. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld […]
Photo by Chris Melzer/picture alliance via Getty Images (CENTENNIAL, Colo.) — Colorado pet store suffered its second robbery this month on Friday as thieves faked a medical emergency in order to steal two puppies, according to the owner of the store. Perfect Pets, located in Centennial, Colorado, has been the target of […]
(Utah Co., UT) — Child sex abuse charges have been dropped against a former Utah therapist. Seventy-year-old David Lee Hamblin was accused of sexually abusing a young girl 30 years ago. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation involved “ritualistic child sexual abuse.” The judge dropped the felony charges […]
(St. George, UT) — Southwest Utah is back to drought conditions thanks to a dry winter. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of Washington County and about a third of Iron County under some sort of drought conditions as of last week. A recent report from the Natural Resources Conservation […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill allowing adults who were adopted to obtain their original birth certificate is through the Utah Legislature. It was approved by the House on Friday with near-unanimous support after getting through the Senate without a single lawmaker opposed. The measure would eliminate the requirement […]
Camilo Freedman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Delta passengers were forced to evacuated via slides at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after haze or smoke was observed in the plane, according to the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration. Delta Flight 876 was en route from Atlanta to […]
An undated photo of 4-year-old Chosen Morris who died after accidentally shooting himself in Davenport, Florida. Davenport Police Department (DAVENPORT, Fla.) — A 4-year-old boy named Chosen Morris has died after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a handgun he found in his parents’ car, according to authorities in […]
Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the Trump administration continues to vet potential candidates for top posts within the Justice Department, a powerful White House intermediary has been pushing to hire candidates that exhibit what he called “exceptional loyalty” to Trump, and his efforts sparked clashes with Attorney […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A series of storm systems fueled by an atmospheric river brought flash flooding to the Pacific Northwest this weekend — and more rain is on the way. The new system will bring more heavy rain, snow, gusty winds and the threat of avalanches to the […]
