Arizona State

Provo, UT

Fort Worth, TX

BYU Cougars On SI

Former RSL Academy big man Adam Stewart committed to BYU as a preferred walk-on as part of the 2022 recruiting class. After high school, Stewart left to serve a

Former BYU Basketball PWO Adam Stewart Flips to TCU After Mission

Hawaii State

Pasco, WA

247Sports

WASHINGTON STATE WOMEN'S basketball is off and running in the 2025 recruiting cycle, as coach Kamie Ethridge landed a verbal commitment from star center Malia Ruud, a 6-2 Pasco product who announced her choice on Twitter yesterday. After signing an exclusively international class in 2024, Ethridge kicks off the 2025...

Pasco's Malia Ruud kicks off Kamie Ethridge's 2025 WSU recruiting class in style

Colorado State

Los Angeles, CA

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Rancho Santa Margarita (California) three-star offensive tackle Elijah Vaikona has set a commitment date of July 2. His final three schools include USC, UCLA and Washington. Vaikona is rated as the No. 118 offensive tackle in the 2025 class and the 136th-best player in the state of California regardless of position.

Three-star offensive tackle Elijah Vaikona sets commitment date, USC in final three

Shortly after his official visit, Mountain Ridge High School standout Kendal Wall committed to BYU. Wall picked up an offer from BYU during their high school ca

Kendal Wall Discusses His Decision to Commit to BYU Football

Texas State

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Galveston, TX

Angry Ben

Destructive Storms With a History of Widespread Damage Reaches Galveston and Other Gulf Coast Towns. Good morning everyone. Our severe weather late yesterday and last night throughout the Texas Panhandle and the Dallas/Ft Worth area, organized exactly as discussed in yesterday's articles.

Severe Weather Related "Tsunami" Possible Along Texas Gulf Coast

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WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife, Marissa, are expecting a baby. The couple posted pictures on their social media accounts Thursday afternoon with the caption “A little Lawrence on the way.”

A little Lawrence is on the way

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

New Jersey State

Pennsylvania State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), has co-led a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule aimed at reducing criminal history-based barriers to public housing. This initiative is a collaborative effort with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to improve access to safe and affordable housing.

HUD Rule Fights Housing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

Georgia State

The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

Alexandria, VA

Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

Aurora, CO

The Aurora City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on whether to allow cannabis dispensaries to stay open until midnight. State law allows marijuana dispensaries to stay open until midnight, but some jurisdictions such as Aurora shortened hours to 10 p.m. Council member Curtis Gardner has brought forth the ordinance to lengthen the hours.

Aurora considers midnight dispensary hours

The City and County of Denver likely will pay $500,000 next week to settle lawsuits against the police and sheriff’s departments. The City Council will vote Monday on two settlements. The first, stemming from a lawsuit filed against the police department in U.S. District Court, case 2023 CV00750-RM-JPO, is for $100,000. The second settlement is for $400,000 to be paid to Scott Peters and stems from a prisoner’s civil rights allegedly being violated, according to Justia. According to Justia, the lawsuit lists as defendants the City and County of Denver, Daniel Rodriguez, John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3-12, Mohammed Mohammed, Michael Fitzmaurice, James Casias, Billie Humbles, Daniel Trujillo, Ian Schiffhauer, Michael Bennett, Cherif Sarr and Noreen Roberson. Additional information was not available Thursday.

Denver to pay $500,000 in lawsuit settlements against police, sheriff departments

Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Pullman, WA

WASHINGTON STATE PRESIDENT Kirk Schulz said while many Cougar fans are dead set against giving the Huskies the time of day, after UW and Oregon absconded to the Big Ten for half shares and drove the final nail into the Pac-12 coffin, they would in time come to miss the Apple Cup. Schulz in an interview with John Canzano here also talked about the Pac-12 timeline to decide on a path, the growing power of the Big Ten/SEC, and more.

WSU's Kirk Schulz eyes January-February decision on new conference home

With the basketball offseason well underway, most D1 rosters are complete. The Big 12 Conference is set for another exciting season, bringing in four new teams

Way-Too-Early Big 12 Power Rankings: How does BYU Basketball Stack Up?

Tempe, AZ

Arizona State football will make its return up north to the legendary Camp Tontozona from August 7-10 ahead of this football season. It will be the second-consecutive year Arizona State is taking the trip to the high country northeast of Payson after a three-year period from 2020-22 included challenges such as Covid-19 and inclement weather, preventing the team from making the trip. “We had a fantastic experience last year and decided to add a day this year. It is fun and our team loved it,” head coach Kenny Dillingham said in a press release. “It is a fantastic tradition that...

Arizona State football’s Camp Tontozona set to kickoff in August

Maine State

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Idaho State

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

BYU Basketball Reportedly Set to Host Kansas and Arizona in Conference Play

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