Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal (LAS VEGAS) — A Nevada judge issued a preliminary injunction barring the continuation of what it ruled was a teachers strike after the Clark County School District said eight schools had to be closed in seven days due to teachers calling in sick. “What’s happening here is […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney will not run for re-election. Romney told the “Washington Post” he will not seek a second term, adding it’s time for a new generation to “step up” and “shape the world they’re going to live in.” He added a second term would […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was released from her California halfway house on Wednesday, after being convicted of helping run the Mexican drug cartel for which her husband was the boss, a prison official confirmed to ABC News. Emma Coronel Aispuro was […]
ABC News (MIAMI) — After Florida’s governor and education department rolled out a controversial updated curriculum regarding Black history lessons, many students, parents, educators and elected officials raised their voices over how slavery was being presented. The new curriculum included instruction for middle school students that “slaves developed skills which, in […]
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A Colombian migrant father reunited with his partner and 10-year-old daughter in Los Angeles after being apart for more than two weeks following their separation by U.S. border authorities in Texas. The couple, Ambar and Jaen, made the treacherous journey to seek asylum in the United […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, which is crawling through the Atlantic Ocean as a major Category 3 storm, is bringing dangerous rip currents and huge waves to the East Coast. Here’s what you need to know: Alerts for high surf and rip currents have been issued from Florida to […]
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A fugitive who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison just days after being sentenced to life without parole in the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend was captured early Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police said. Danelo Cavalcante was captured at 8:14 a.m. Wednesday, officials said. He was […]
(St. George, UT) — The St. George Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin welcoming visitors this week for open house tours ahead of its rededication. Tours will begin this Friday, September 15th, and run every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., except Sundays […]
(Undated) — Renting a place to live in Utah is more affordable now than it was a year ago, according to a new study. A report by Rent.com finds the average cost of rent in Utah has fallen by nearly five percent over the past 12 months. That amount to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Scammers posing as state health officials are targeting elderly Utahns. A caller claims to be from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services and tries to collect personal information, including Social Security and Medicare numbers, age and full name. The caller might also try […]
