Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (OHIO) — ABC News has obtained new footage, via a public records request, of evacuation efforts on the night when a Norfolk Southern-operated train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this year. The footage, released first to ABC News on Thursday, shows roughly 30 […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed off the coast of North Carolina on Friday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for four states from North Carolina to Maryland. Flood watches have been issued for portions of eastern North […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office described “staggering” misrepresentations about the value of former President Donald Trump’s properties and assets, arguing that Trump engaged in a prolonged “bait-and-switch” to lower his tax burden while inflating his assets to obtain favorable loan […]
(Orem, UT) — Utah Valley University is putting up a new engineering and technology building to keep up with rapid growth. UVU broke ground for the 88-million-dollar Scott M. Smith College of Engineering and Technology Building on Thursday. Qualtric so-founder Scott Smith and his wife Karen Smith donated 25-million dollars […]
(Springdale, UT) — Admission is free tomorrow at Utah’s “Mighty 5” and all other national parks and monuments. It’s National Public Lands Day. Admission is waved at Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands national parks. The day will include commemoration events, along with volunteer opportunities at parks and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is trying to overturn a recent court decision to reinstate a fraud lawsuit against the church. Attorneys for the church filed a petition for the full Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review last month’s decision […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he believes the United States is in a “declining democracy.” Cox voiced serious concerns during his monthly press conference Thursday. He said he, like other public officials, has received threats which are a symptom of a broader problem in society that […]
MANDEL NGAN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of mattresses that were sold exclusively at Costco stores have been recalled due to the risk of possible mold exposure. Manufacturer FXI Inc. initially announced the recall of Novaform ComfortGrande 14-inch mattresses and Novaform DreamAway 8-inch mattresses in June and issued […]
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Fulton County District Attorney’s Office investigator “accidentally” shot herself while at the county courthouse on Friday, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. “She was not critically wounded. A Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded and administered aid until EMS arrived,” the […]
kali9/Getty Images (FREEDOM, N.Y.) — A man has been arrested after killing his sister and young niece while allegedly impaired by drugs in a head on car crash earlier this summer. The incident occurred on June 17 at approximately 12:07 p.m. when 21-year-old Evan Klink of Freedom, New York, was […]
