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‘Ludicrous’: Elon Musk blames ‘wokeness’ for wildfires ravaging Los Angeles
“Our polluted information environment is creating an absolute blowtorch of lies being spread by the richest man in the world on the platform he owns to spread them and the incoming president of the United States,” says Chris Hayes on Trump and Elon Musk spreading misinformation in the wake of the California wildfires.
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Appeals court says Jack Smith's final report can be released
Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, had temporarily blocked the public release of the special counsel's report.
2 min read - USNBC News
Photos of Los Angeles show catastrophic scale of devastation as blazes burn uncontrolled
The wildfires in Los Angeles continued to burn mostly out of control, with at least five blazes being fueled by dry conditions and ferocious winds in California.
3 min read - USWSOC
TRACKING: Winter storm warning issued ahead of storm
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for our entire area starting at 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday.
1 min read - USWSOC
Standoff forces west Charlotte residents to wait hours in the cold
An hours-long standoff came to an end Thursday night in west Charlotte, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
1 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
POLICE NEWS: Warsaw man injured in crash
Jan. 9—A man was hospitalized Monday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Jackson Township. Jesse McNabb, 31, of Warsaw, was traveling south on C.R. 25 south of C.R. 46 when his 2022 Nissan Altima veered off the road and into a sloped yard at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, striking a fence, tree, a hill, rock and mailbox. McNabb was transported to the hospital for a loss of consciousness and possible ...
2 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
Three in court for Elkhart murder
Jan. 9—GOSHEN — Three people are being charged in a murder that occurred in Elkhart in late November. Police spent nearly a month investigating the shooting death of Toby Ray Fisher, 32, of South Bend, which ultimately led to murder charges for Sami F. Hussen, 38; Ashley N. Seabolt, 41; and Stephonn T. Sutton, 36. The trio had their initial hearings in Elkhart County Circuit Court Thursday. ...
7 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
Plan commission votes no to chicken farm rezoning at Yellow Creek
Jan. 9—GOSHEN — Residents of Yellow Creek convinced the Elkhart County Plan Commission not to support a proposed zone map change in their area that would allow for a chicken farming operation. Dale and Melissa Shupert purchased an old run-down property in the 23000 block of C.R. 26 in Concord Township with the hopes of developing it into a chicken farm, but their neighbors don't appear to be ...
5 min read - USDaily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
Suspected meth dealer back behind bars
Jan. 9—A suspected drug dealer is back behind bars after allegedly testing positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine while awaiting trial on a felony distribution charge. Authorities are holding Jeremy Lee Webster, 37, in the Flathead County Detention Center with bail set at $15,000. He was booked into the jail Dec. 16, just days after prosecutors successfully petitioned Flathead County ...
2 min read - USWSOC
Mecklenburg County shelters to activate extreme weather protocols
Mecklenburg County will be activating its extreme weather protocols, which include additional capacity at area homeless shelters.
1 min read - USWSB Cox articles
Police investigating what led to a 9-year-old being shot in SW Atlanta
Investigators said the girl was alert, conscious and breathing when she was taken to a nearby hospital.
1 min read - USThe Guardian
Trump special counsel report in limbo despite appeals court ruling
Injunction barring the release of Jack Smith’s report remains in place for at least three more days
4 min read - USTODAY
How did the California fires start?
How did the LA fires start 2025? A combination of abnormally dry conditions and powerful wind gusts have fueled the destructive fires in California.
2 min read - USThe Desert Sun
North Palm Springs man suspected of involvement of VillageFest shooting arrested
The Palm Springs Police Department has arrested a 20-year-old North Palm Springs resident suspected of involvement in a shooting of two juveniles.
1 min read - USWFXT
Person stabbed, transported to local hospital in Boston
Officers were dispatched around 8:51 p.m. to the area of 1660 Dorchester Avenue to reports of a person who was stabbed.
1 min read - PoliticsThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
The economy continues to rank among Washington's top priorities, new poll shows
Jan. 9—The economy continues to be the top issue Washingtonians want the Legislature to address during the upcoming session, new polling released Thursday shows. According to pollster Stuart Elway, the economy ranked top regardless of age, income and education, with Republicans ranking the economy as the second-most important issue behind taxes. Washingtonians have selected the economy as ...
2 min read - USThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Governor-elect Bob Ferguson unveils $4 billion in cuts amid 'very significant budget shortfall'
Jan. 9—Governor-elect Bob Ferguson unveiled a plan Thursday he says could save Washington $4.4 billion over the next four years, as lawmakers prepare to address an estimated budget shortfall of about $12 billion over the same period. The plan also includes an extra $800 million in new spending that would be used to hire additional law enforcement and adopt universal free lunch for all ...
4 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Trump's New York hush money sentencing
The president-elect had filed an emergency application at the high court to stop his New York sentencing.
3 min read - BusinessWyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne
More of Wyoming's teens are joining the workforce, and they're working in health care
CHEYENNE — More of Wyoming’s teenagers are joining the workforce, with health care and social assistance among their top employment choices, according to Wyoming Department of Workforce Services data. DWS Research and Planning Research Supervisor Michael Moore presented labor statistics for workers between 15 and 19 years old to the Wyoming Workforce Development Council on Thursday during its ...
4 min read - USWyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne
WCDA presents final plan on how to address housing in Wyoming
CHEYENNE — Last February, the Wyoming Community Development Authority published its statewide housing needs assessment for the state of Wyoming. This report showed Wyoming’s housing development was not on track to keep up with the state’s anticipated growth. In June, WCDA connected with Abt Global, a research and consulting firm, to begin work on a detailed plan outlining strategies ...
6 min read - USWyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne
Sierra Hills strike ends, negotiations ongoing with parent company
CHEYENNE — Employees of Sierra Hills Assisted Living concluded their strike on Jan. 2, and on Tuesday, the union met with Edgewood Healthcare, which owns Sierra Hills, for another contract bargaining session. While there is still no tentative agreement reached between the parties, both have expressed a desire to find common ground. Following claims made by the United Steelworkers Union, which ...
9 min read - USWyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne
Renovated Wyoming Capitol approved as updated National Historical Landmark
CHEYENNE — In 1987, the Wyoming State Capitol Building and Grounds was recognized as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior, making it one of 35 state Capitols to receive this recognition. In a Monday news release, the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office announced that the Capitol’s updated designation, which was approved on Sept. 2, “affirms the site’s ...
4 min read - USWyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne
New rules allowing firearms in Capitol unanimously adopted by Wyoming elected officials
CHEYENNE — Members of the public may soon be allowed to concealed carry firearms within the Wyoming Capitol and its underground extension after the state’s top five elected officials unanimously passed a set of rules governing a new policy Wednesday morning. Firearms are currently prohibited in the state Capitol, but Gov. Mark Gordon promised, after vetoing a 2024 bill that would have lifted ...
6 min read - USWFXT
‘Help me’: Neighbors, Lawrnece police lift nearly 4,000 lb car off trapped woman
It happened on Pennington Street, where witnesses say a car had rolled back slightly, trapping the woman under the wheel of the car.
2 min read - USLubbock Avalanche-Journal
Police arrest 3 teens across Texas following deadly Lubbock shooting in botched drug deal
3 teens have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting stemming from an apparent drug deal that turned into a robbery at a Lubbock apartment.
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Vance will resign his Senate seat Thursday as inauguration with Trump approaches
Vice President-elect JD Vance will resign his Senate seat at midnight Thursday, clearing the way for his Jan. 20 swearing-in alongside Donald Trump.
3 min read - TechnologyKentucky Lantern
School software provider is the latest target of major hack of personal data
The sensitive data of millions of American adults and children have been compromised after hackers targeted California-based education software company PowerSchool, the company confirmed this week. The breach happened at the end of December, and new information confirmed by TechCrunch Thursday morning says that hackers were able to access student addresses, Social Security numbers, grades […]
4 min read - USNBC News
At Los Angeles emergency shelters, wildfire evacuees turn to community help amid uncertainty
Emergency shelters have become refuges for many whose lives have been upended by the unprecedented fires that continue to ravage the Los Angeles area.
6 min read - USWashington State Standard
Ferguson pitches spending cuts, voices skepticism of ‘wealth tax’
Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson released his blueprint Thursday for chopping billions in state spending while investing millions in education and public safety in his first term — without the aid of new taxes. Ferguson, who takes office next week, outlined how he will seek $4 billion in cuts across most state agencies and four-year universities, […]
5 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
US supreme court rejects Trump bid to call off sentencing in hush-money case
President-elect had sought to overturn New York appeals court ruling but sentencing will go ahead on Friday
4 min read - USPolitico
Appeals court muddles timing of release for Jack Smith’s final report
The attorney general had indicated he planned to release some version of the report publicly.
3 min read - USDayton Daily News, Ohio
Miamisburg man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
Jan. 9—A Miamisburg man pleaded guilty to child pornography charges Wednesday. Brandin Sheeler, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor and four counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 6. Miamisburg police opened an investigation in May ...
- USDayton Daily News, Ohio
Miami County grand jury indicts man in father's deadly shooting
Jan. 9—A grand jury has indicted a man accused of shooting and killing his father in Miami County last month. Daniel H. Davis Jr., 22, is facing three counts of murder, one count of aggravated murder and two counts of felonious assault in Miami County Common Pleas Court. On Dec. 30, Miami County sheriff's deputies responded to a shooting in the 5000 block of Monroe Concord Road in Union Twp. ...
1 min read - USDayton Daily News, Ohio
Miami Twp. man sentenced to prison for shooting roommate over cigarette
Jan. 9—A Miami Twp. man accused of shooting his roommate in the mouth after he wouldn't give him a cigarette has been sentenced to prison. Damarion Charles Lee, 25, was sentenced by Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Steven Dankof to five to seven and a half years in prison on one count of felonious assault, followed by up to three years of parole. He received credit for 325 days already ...
1 min read - USThe Guardian
Mangled trees, charred homes and ashen land: inside a community leveled by the Palisades fire
Where once kids played and a California neighborhood gathered, the land is now devastated by a ferocious fire
5 min read - USWFTV
Summerlin Ave. construction to begin Monday as several other projects continue in Orlando
If you’ve driven through Orlando in the last couple weeks, you’ve seen all those road closures and detours.
3 min read - PoliticsDeseret News
Supreme Court denies Trump a stay in legal proceedings
The Supreme Court's ruling was split 5-4.
2 min read - USKLAS articles
Las Vegas pet expert explains how to spot whether your pet has bird flu
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Thinking your pet might have bird flu? A Las Vegas pet expert explained how to spot whether your pet has it. Jessica Dowling is the Medical Director for the Veterinary Emergency Group in Summerlin and Henderson. She said while Southern Nevada has seen no evidence of local cat-to-cat, cat-to-human, or human-to-human spread […]
1 min read - USWPRI Providence
Providence councilors urge McKee to declare homelessness a public health emergency
The Providence City Council approved a resolution Thursday night calling on Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a public health emergency.
4 min read - LifestyleDeseret News
How to reset your mental health with nature in 2025
It may be cold outside, but Utah has amazing opportunities for outdoor wellness.
5 min read - USNBC News
'Entirely foreseeable': The L.A. fires are the worst-case scenario experts feared
The Los Angeles area fires represent a worst-case scenario. But fire experts, past reports and risk assessments had all anticipated a wildfire catastrophe to some degree.
8 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Surprise police: 16-year-old boy shot when '2 groups of young men' met to trade firearms
Osvaldo Javier Rojas, 21, was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, aggravated assault and discharge of a firearm in city limits.
1 min read - USDeseret News
Derek Brown outlines his priorities as Utah’s new attorney general
Brown called the Utah vs. Meta lawsuit a ‘critical issue’ for the state and highlighted the importance of violent crime prosecution for public safety.
4 min read - USWFTV
Sanford Police arrest 2, seek 3rd suspect in December homicide outside Best Buy
Sanford Police have arrested two suspects and issued an arrest warrant for a third in connection with the homicide of Terance Darnell Pope, a 21-year-old who was fatally shot in a Best Buy parking lot.
1 min read - PoliticsTampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Did DeSantis take a shot at Matt Gaetz for considering a governor bid?
Gov. Ron DeSantis seems unamused by the speculation about former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s political future. Gaetz on Tuesday told the Tampa Bay Times that he was eyeing a gubernatorial bid in 2026. At a meeting of governors at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, DeSantis, who will be forced out of office in two years due to term limits, was asked about Gaetz’s plans. “My thing is, I had to do a special ...
2 min read - USNBC News
Florida doctor accused of sexually exploiting 10 children, including teen found dead
A Florida doctor was federally indicted on allegations he sexually exploited 10 children, including a teenage girl who was found dead after he directed her to hurt herself, according to prosecutors and court documents.
2 min read - USWFLA
Former Hillsborough Commissioner has fond memories of Jimmy Carter
Pat Frank served for years as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, then as a State Senator.
2 min read - PoliticsMilitary Times
Biden administration temporarily blocks 9/11 plea deal
It's the latest development in the U.S. military's struggle to bring to justice the man charged with planning the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
4 min read - USNBC News
Conservatives blame California wildfires on a small fish, DEI and more
President-elect Donald Trump inaccurately blamed water shortages in Los Angeles on policies meant to preserve an endangered fish called the Delta smelt.
7 min read - USNBC News
Drone video shows devastating damage of Palisades Fire in Southern California
As crews continue to battle the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, the scope of its destruction is coming into focus two days after the massive blaze first ignited.
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