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Crash Near Jordanelle Reservoir Tuesday

Crash Near Jordanelle Reservoir Tuesday

WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Tuesday afternoon, UDOT reported a crash on westbound US 40 on the left shoulder at milepost 10 at 1:23 pm. This is near Jordanelle Reservoir. CrashWB US 40 at MP 10 (Jordanelle Resvr) Wasatch Co.Left Shoulder,Est. Clearance Time: 2:30 PMFor updates: https://t.co/jaVMw7vcLm — UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) June 14, […]

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Philadelphia installing 100 cameras near schools in effort to curb gun violence

Philadelphia installing 100 cameras near schools in effort to curb gun violence

Mario Tama/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — In an effort to curb shootings and make going to and from school less dangerous for students, Philadelphia officials announced they will spend $1.8 million on installing security cameras near city high schools and middle schools in high crime neighborhoods. Standing outside the John Bartram […]

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Heat wave continues in 27 states across the country

Heat wave continues in 27 states across the country

FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A third of the U.S. population will experience heat advisories on Tuesday and Wednesday as a week of record-breaking temperatures continues, according to the National Weather Service. A “heat dome” is expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to portions of the Midwest, […]

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Body found in search for 6-year-old boy whose mother drowned trying to rescue him from Massachusetts river

Body found in search for 6-year-old boy whose mother drowned trying to rescue him from Massachusetts river

Courtesy Massachusetts State Police/Twitter (AMESBURY, Mass.) — A kayaker likely found the body of a 6-year-old boy who went missing after his mother drowned while trying to rescue him and his sister from a Massachusetts river, authorities said. The child disappeared into the Merrimack River Thursday evening while fishing and […]

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Yellowstone closes after ‘unprecedented’ rain washes out roads

Yellowstone closes after ‘unprecedented’ rain washes out roads

National Park Service (WASHINGTON) — All Yellowstone National Park entrances have been closed in the wake of “unprecedented” rainfall causing “substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways,” the National Park Service announced Monday. Some roads have been washed out and others are covered in mud or rocks, according to the […]

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Happy the elephant is not a person, court rules

Happy the elephant is not a person, court rules

Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A yearslong legal attempt to get Happy, an elephant residing at the Bronx Zoo, transferred to an elephant sanctuary failed Tuesday when New York’s highest court rejected a petition from the Nonhuman Rights Project. The group filed a writ of habeas corpus […]

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Seven-year-old boy, 9-year-old girl shot dead hours apart in Houston

Seven-year-old boy, 9-year-old girl shot dead hours apart in Houston

KTRK-TV (HOUSTON) — A 7-year-old boy was inside his home when authorities said he was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Harris County, Texas, which encompasses the Houston area. Around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, the unknown gunman drove in front of a trailer home and opened fire at it, […]

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Man allegedly shoots, kills ex’s 9-year-old daughter in Houston

Man allegedly shoots, kills ex’s 9-year-old daughter in Houston

KTRK-TV (HOUSTON) — Houston police are pleading with a gunman to turn himself in after he allegedly shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter. The little girl was shot and killed at her home at about 10:45 p.m. Monday, according to Houston police. The girl’s mom was shot in the […]

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Some Uvalde victims’ relatives hopeful, others unsatisfied by federal gun safety proposal

Some Uvalde victims’ relatives hopeful, others unsatisfied by federal gun safety proposal

Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Three weeks after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, some relatives of students gunned down at Robb Elementary School say they’re hopeful about the federal anti-gun violence proposal announced by a bipartisan group of senators Sunday. But […]

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What big city mayors are saying about gun control

What big city mayors are saying about gun control

makenoodle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — What do America’s mayors intend to do about gun violence? The U.S. Conference of Mayors held its 90th annual meeting from June 3-6 in Reno, Nevada. Dozens of mayors convened to share their plans and agendas following the most recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New […]

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