David Talukdar/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles City Council is pushing for a probe into Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over his busing of migrants to the city, including whether he has committed any crime and if the city can pursue a lawsuit. The council voted unanimously on Wednesday […]
(Logan, UT) — Officials are asking Utah resident to track their monarch butterfly sightings. The Center for Biological Diversity says the monarch butterfly population has declined by 85 percent over the last two decades. Conservationists say residents can help by enrolling in the Utah Pollinator Pursuit program. Officials say once […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are looking for ways to solve school lunch debt. The total statewide meal debt during the 2022 to 2023 school year is more than one million dollars. Republican Representative Tyler Clancy says he’s drafting a bill that would provide easier access to free […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Schools across Utah are dealing with a shortage of psychologists. According to the National Association of School Psychologists, there should be one psychologist for every five-hundred students, but Utah schools have an average of one psychologist for every 23-hundred students. Granite School District psychology coordinator […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — Zion National Park is lifting campfire restrictions. The park announced this week that it’s scaling back fire restrictions that had been in place for months, after recent rains and this week’s forecast for more storms and cooler weather. The new rules allow campfires at the […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two former Proud Boys leaders who had been convicted of seditious conspiracy for their actions during the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol were sentenced on Thursday, with the judge handing down one of the longest sentences yet for someone charged in the Jan. 6 […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former top organizer for the Proud Boys who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other felonies stemming from his leadership role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison. Joseph Biggs, a U.S. army veteran, was […]
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Harrison Floyd, the only one of the 19 defendants in Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ election interference case to be held overnight after surrendering to authorities last week, has been released from Fulton County Jail, according to the inmate database. Placed […]
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (SUMTER, S.C.) — South Carolina authorities said they are investigating a possible connection between accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann and a woman who has been missing since 2017. Julia Ann Bean was last seen alive on May 31, 2017, in Sumter County. Her daughter reported […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Franklin, which is churning near Bermuda, is bringing huge waves and dangerous rip currents to the entire East Coast ahead of Labor Day weekend. Tropical Storm Jose and the remnants of Hurricane Idalia are also contributing to the rip currents. A rip current, which […]
