Anne Falherty, ABC News (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Hundreds of U.S. troops are now en route to the Gaza coast to build a massive floating pier off the war-torn enclave that will open up a desperately needed route for humanitarian aid promised by President Joe Biden. The deployment order, delivered […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas.) — Daniel Rodriguez, the police chief of Uvalde, Texas, announced his resignation on Tuesday. Rodriguez confirmed to ABC News that the resignation will take effect April 6. The news comes less than one week after the Uvalde City Council released the findings of the independent […]
On Mar. 11, Snow College and Ephraim City signed a lease agreement for the historic Ephraim Co-operative Mercantile Association Building. The 15 year lease will allow the college to manage and preserve the facility. Snow College shared that they remain committed to keeping the building accessible to the public and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A 25-year-old man is pleading guilty to shooting and killing University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe in 2021. Buk Mawut Buk pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder, first-degree felonies yesterday. In exchange for that plea, prosecutors dismissed additional charges of obstruction of justice […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Senator Todd Weiler will soon receive radiation therapy to treat his cancer. Weiler was diagnosed with prostate cancer years ago, and said he believed he was in the clear after he had his prostate removed in 2020, but recent testing confirmed the cancer isn’t […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (REDWOOD CITY, Calif.) — Scott Peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife and their unborn son 20 years ago, is scheduled to appear in court virtually on Tuesday after the LA Innocence Project picked up his murder case earlier this year. Laci Peterson, who was 27 […]
WTAE (PITTSBURGH) — Two people were found dead at the scene of a house explosion and fire in Pennsylvania Tuesday morning, authorities said. The explosion in Crescent Township, just outside of Pittsburgh, was reported at 8:54 a.m., local officials said. The home was completely leveled by the blast, and the […]
ABC News (HANOVER, N.H.) — Founded as one of the first schools to educate Native Americans, Dartmouth College is now at the forefront of an effort to rectify what some tribes say has long been an atrocity in plain sight. The school last year revealed that dozens of Native American […]
ABC News (Portland, Ore.) — Three years ago, Oregon decriminalized small amounts of illicit drugs, from fentanyl to methamphetamine to crack. But some state leaders, local residents and others are having second thoughts about the law, which was passed following a 2020 voter-approved ballot initiative. Now cities like Portland have […]
Getty Images – STOCK (MINNEAPOLIS) — The U.S. dollar is perhaps the most recognized in the world, accepted nearly everywhere and viewed as one of the most reliable, stable currencies of any nation. Which is why, at a time when consumers swipe or tap a card to pay for most […]
