ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost 2.5 million people have moved to Florida since the beginning of the decade. Figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show Florida had 21.3 million residents, as of last July. The Sunshine State has grown by 13.3 percent in the last eight years, and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Arrests of people suspected of living in the U.S. illegally have increased 24 percent in a four-state region since President Donald Trump entered office, mirroring a national trend. Numbers released last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement show increasing arrests and deportations by the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ new Democratic governor promised not to raise taxes to meet her goals of boosting spending on public schools and social services. Republicans who control the Legislature argue that a tax increase is coming even if state politicians do nothing. One of the first big political […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — For nearly a decade, opposition to former President Barack Obama’s health care law has been a winning message for Nebraska Republicans. It’s helped them win every statewide office, control the Legislature and hold all the state’s congressional seats. So it was something of a surprise for […]
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Mason Petrino passed for 161 yards and threw all three of his touchdown passes to Cutrell Haywood as Idaho won its homecoming game 31-12 over Southern Utah on Saturday. The Vandals (3-4, 2-3 Big Sky Conference) led 24-0 on halftime and scored on their opening drive […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has completed its second big wild horse roundup in northern Nevada in recent weeks, removing 887 mustangs from the range in Elko County. The agency said Tuesday the horses were gathered Sept. 19-Oct. 2 in the Antelope Valley and Goshute […]
SEATTLE (AP) — The Oregonian/OregonLive is the winner of the 2018 Ted Natt First Amendment Award for its commitment to fighting for access to public records and the principles of open government. The award to reporter Bethany Barnes was announced Wednesday. It is in recognition of her story, “The Benefit […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys general from West Virginia and 10 other states are asking the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to further tighten the manufacture of opioids. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office says the DEA’s preliminary quotas for 2019 don’t reflect the federal agency’s position that demand shouldn’t […]
LOGAN, Utah-Thursday, Utah State and Southern Utah women’s tennis commences their fall season and the Aggies will have representatives at two tournaments. Competing at the Bedford Cup Thursday, hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy of Colorado Springs, Colo. for the Aggies will be junior Rhoda Tanui of Bradenton, Fla., […]
PRICE, Utah-Monday, USU-Eastern Utah named Ryan Smith as the program’s new softball coach per a statement from athletic director Chelsey Warburton. Smith comes to USU-Eastern after spending the last five seasons as a coach at Hurricane High School, including the past two as the Tigers’ head coach. Smith, originally from […]
