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June 8, 2023

Texas beachside city ramp collapses, injuring dozens of summer camp teens

Dozens of teens were injured, including five flown to the hospital in a helicopter, after a ramp collapsed in a beachside town in Texas.

June 8, 2023

Arizona sheriff praises RFK Jr. for visiting border: 'Spent more time down here than our border czar'

Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot joined "America's Newsroom" to discuss Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s visit to Yuma County to witness the border crisis firsthand.

June 8, 2023

Oklahoma City man discovers swastika cut into grass near home amid neighbor dispute

An Oklahoma City man who found a swastika cut into the grass in front of his home says he believes it was done by a neighbor with whom he has a long-running dispute.

June 8, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits the border, sees crisis firsthand

Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot discussed meeting with Democratic presidential candidate RFK Jr. at the border

June 8, 2023

Native American leaders rebuke Biden admin over oil leasing ban: 'Undermines our sovereignty'

The Navajo Nation is aggressively pushing back against the Biden administration's 20-year ban on new oil and gas leasing near an Indigenous cultural site in New Mexico.

June 8, 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hires prominent lawyer for impeachment trial

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has hired prominent lawyer Tony Buzbee to represent him in his impeachment trial. The trial is set to begin no later than Aug. 28. 2023.

June 8, 2023

Southern US farmers adapt to warm winter with new agricultural techniques, crops

Farmers in the Southern United States had to adapt, by using new methods and growing new crops, after one of the warmer winters in the history of the region.

June 8, 2023

Rare flowering plant only found in New Mexico should be listed as endangered, US agency says

A U.S. agency said that the swale paintbrush, a rare flowering plant only found in southern New Mexico, should be listed as endangered and be granted federal protection.

June 8, 2023

Fentanyl test strips being legalized across country in an effort to combat overdose deaths

Fentanyl test strips are becoming legal in more states as overdoses from the deadly substance continue to be an issue. Nearly 70% of the overdoses in 2022 could be linked to fentanyl.

June 8, 2023

Oklahoma approves first taxpayer-funded religious school, setting stage for legal battles

The Oklahoma State School Board voted on Monday 3-2 to approve an application by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City to establish an online faith-based tax-payer funded school.