Utah State

Columbus, OH

The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) No official decisions have been made, but there’s a chance the Utah Legislature could hold a special session as soon as next week as GOP legislative leaders face calls to tackle two key Utah Supreme Court rulings that rankled Republicans.

Utah legislators eye special session, maybe next week. Will it deal with abortion, redistricting?

Sunset Magazine

The geological marvel known as Double Arches in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah fell suddenly last week.

The Iconic Double Arches in Utah Have Collapsed

California State

Until the moment President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign crashed to an end last month, no one remained a more committed cheerleader than Gov. Gavin Newsom, who forcefully defended Biden in television interviews and on the campaign trail against calls to drop out. But in the weeks since Biden did...

Gavin Newsom, once Biden’s biggest cheerleader, inches into the Kamala Harris campaign

Las Vegas, NV

The state Gaming Control Board complaint says Resorts World harbors "a culture where information of suspicious or illegal activity, at a minimum, is negligently disregarded, or at worst, willfully ignored." (Resorts World Las Vegas public relations photo) A complaint filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board alleges Resorts World Las...

Resorts World LV allowed known illegal bookies, felons to gamble, says GCB complaint

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

Former child star Dana Hill died at only 32 years old on July 15, 1996. Like many former child stars, Hill had talent, and a promising life and career that ended all too soon. She was born Dana Lynne Goetz on May 6, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, and she passed with a Hollywood name in Burbank, California.

The Tragic Death of Child Star Dana Hill ('National Lampoon's European Vacation'): 3 Decades Later

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

USA TODAY

Geologists say other arches are vulnerable to the same forces that claimed Double Arch in Utah's Glen Canyon.

Utah's spectacular, ancient Double Arch collapsed. Here's why.

A section of southern Utah's signature sandstone collapsed in the early afternoon of Thursday, August 8, 2024. The rock, officially known as Double Arch and also referred to as "Toilet Bowl," "Crescent Pool," or "Hole in the Roof," was a popular attraction in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which is filled with otherworldly scenery in Utah. No one was injured when chunks of the formation fell into the waters of Rock Creek Bay, despite video showing people playing nearby moments earlier.

This Millions-Of-Years-Old, Famed National Landmark In Utah Has Collapsed

Kansas State

Kansas delegates represent their state July 17, 2024, at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) He wouldn’t say the name. Surrounded by delegates waving “Mass Deportation Now” signs during the Republican National Convention, NBC reporter Jacob Soboroff — winner of several awards for his reporting,...

‘Mass Deportation Now’ plans fall apart under scrutiny, for Kansas and U.S. That’s not the point.

Advnture

The stunt, that was being filmed, so very nearly went fatally wrong

Watch as crazy tourist almost jumps to his death vaulting safety fence at Bryce Canyon viewpoint

Booneville, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. The Prentiss County Grand Jury has handed down indictments against two Booneville residents on charges of child endangerment, according to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department.

Two Women Indicted for Child Endangerment

Coconino County, AZ

The president of the Navajo Nation unsuccessfully attempted to stop two semi trucks from hauling uranium through tribal land this week. Back in 2012, the Navajo Nation passed the Radioactive and Related Substances Equipment, Vehicles, Persons and Materials Transportation Act. This act technically banned the transport of uranium through the tribe’s reservation, but is not legally enforceable on highways due to a technicality, reported KJZZ.

Navajo Nation attempted to stop semi trucks hauling uranium through tribal land after company breaks “promise”

South Carolina State

Los Angeles County, CA

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Virginia State

“Patawomeck Indians’ roots under dispute.” — The Free-Lance Star. “Stoney: multiple employees in city’s finance department recently fired.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Youngkin embraces Trump but still plays coy on some MAGA policies.” — Washington Post. “Weeks into the Harris honeymoon, Trump opens...

Patawomeck tribe’s push for federal recognition challenged and more Virginia headlines

BGR.com

One of Utah’s most well-known geological features has collapsed. The Double Arch, which has also been known as the “Toilet Bowl,” “Crescent Pool,” and the “Hole in the Roof,” was formed within 190-million-year-old Navajo sandstone by rain and wind erosion, the National Park Service (NPS) explained.
The cause of the collapse is currently unclear, though the NPS believes it was likely caused by wind and rain erosion, which has caused fragments of the stone to chip and break off—a phenomenon we call spalling. Unfortunately, these geological features can have very limited life spans, depending on the severity of the weather in...

One of Utah’s most beautiful geological features has collapsed

Texas State

Houston, TX

WASHINGTON — Tuesday marks exactly 12 years since, Houston resident Austin Tice, a freelance journalist, left for a reporting assignment in Syria. His family hasn’t heard from him since. His captivity has spanned three presidential administrations, who have worked with Texas’ congressional representation to secure his release. The...

Russian prisoner release renews attention on Houston resident Austin Tice’s long captivity in Syria

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Utah Sen. Karen Mayne dies, leaders mourn her as ‘extraordinary stateswoman’

Utah Sen. Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City, in the Senate Chamber in 2019. Mayne died Aug. 15, 2024 after battling cancer. (Courtesy of the Utah Senate)...

Utah Sen. Karen Mayne dies, leaders mourn her as ‘extraordinary stateswoman’

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