FBI/ALEA (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Authorities on Wednesday released images of an unknown person of interest as they investigate an explosive device left outside the Alabama attorney general’s office. The device was detonated outside the AG’s office in Montgomery at about 3:42 a.m. Saturday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. No […]
Texas A&M Forest Service via Getty Images (AMARILLO, Texas) — Multiple fires are impacting the Texas Panhandle, including what has quickly grown to become the second-largest wildfire in Texas history. Gov. Greg Abbott declared a disaster declaration for 60 counties on Tuesday due to “widespread wildfire activity throughout the state.” […]
Giles Clarke/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate, was spared from death on Wednesday after the medical team assigned to administer a lethal injection failed to establish an IV line, preventing the execution from proceeding, officials said. The 73-year-old was to be executed […]
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When FirstNet, the emergency communications network, went out of service last Thursday morning, some law enforcement officials who spoke with ABC News said they feared it would be impossible to communicate with first responders in a crisis. Born out of […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A company and six of its executives were charged Wednesday in New York with allegedly operating a sham safety school that said it certified thousands of construction workers as properly trained when, in fact, it had not, prosecutors say. Prosecutors said the alleged […]
Jefferson Siegel via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial received an envelope containing a powdery substance Wednesday morning, prompting emergency services to respond to the courthouse, officials said. The envelope was addressed to Justice Arthur Engoron, who […]
(St. George, UT) — A new study places Lake Mead as the deadliest National Park in the U.S. over the past ten years. The study was done by personal injury company Connecticut Trial Firm and took data information from the Public Risk Management Program. A spokesperson for the park told […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill making its way through the Utah legislature would require hunters, hikers, and other people enjoying outdoor activities to wear orange. House Bill 222 would make orange clothing a requirement in certain wildlife management areas to reduce the risk of hunting accidents. The bill […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The bill that would have banned flags deemed political or religious failed in the house. Lawmakers felt the terms of what is and not political was not defined well enough to pass and did not want to “silence” teachers. The bill did however define LGBTQ-plus […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State Republicans have passed a bill that will keep state employees calendars private regardless of if it is state business. This comes after a judge ruled that Attorney General Sean Reyes’ state calendars are subject to the open-records law and must be turned over to […]
