ABC News (CALIFORNIA) — A powerful atmospheric river storm system is expected to bring life-threatening and damaging flooding, wind, snow and waves to California this weekend. Flood watches will be in effect starting Saturday night through Tuesday in central and southern California. Dangerous and life-threatening flooding is possible with this […]
This map released by the USGS shows the epicenter of the earthquake new Pargue, Oklahoma, on Feb. 2, 2024. (USGS) (OKLAHOMA) — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Oklahoma late Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake’s rating would tie it for the fourth largest rating […]
Malia Ashad filed a lawsuit against five Alameda County Sheriff deputies after they allegedly denied her medical treatment ordered by a physician. (Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers for the People) (CALIFORNIA) — A California woman alleges she was assaulted by sheriff’s deputies while detained in a hospital in 2022 and awaiting […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Utah Attorney General Jan Graham has passed away at age 74 following a battle with cancer. Graham was the first woman to hold the office of Utah Attorney General, and she served from 1993 to 2001. She’s remembered for her commitment to improving the […]
(St. George, UT) — The first step towards Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity ending in Utah has begun. Utah Tech University has said in a statement they plan to adhere to the law. The Utah Board of Higher Education will be reviewing the law the next few weeks before beginning to […]
(Moab, UT) — After Colorado released gray wolves back into its western front, Utah Ranchers are worried about the endangered species eventually crossing into Utah. A spokesperson of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources told the Salt Lake Tribune, the organization is ready to take any wolf that crosses into […]
(Washington, D.C.) — New congresswoman Celeste Maloy representing Utah’s second district is sponsoring her first bill in D.C. The Southern Utah University graduate is looking to reduce hydropower rates that are affected by the current drought. Maloy is proposing the Hydro Act, which would stabilize utility costs for hydropower for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox will join fourteen governors from Georgia to Montana who are traveling to Shelby Park in Eagle Pass this weekend. The trip announced yesterday is to show solidarity for state-based immigration policies underway at the Texas-Mexico border. On Sunday, Cox will tour […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A couple of Utah Lawmakers are asking to increase Utah’s first private school voucher program by over 100-million dollars for the 20-25 school year. The “Utah Fits All Scholarship” voucher program is currently in its first year and registration begins at the end of the […]
Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after he did not see his shadow predicting an early Spring during the 138th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Friday February 2, 2024 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) (PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.) — Punxsutawney Phil — perhaps the world’s most famous groundhog […]
