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Bryan Kohberger's new lawyer says key questions may soon get answers in court

August 31, 2026

Bryan Kohberger's new lawyer says key questions may soon get answers in court

Bryan Kohberger's new lawyer says upcoming filings will address unanswered questions about the Idaho student murders guilty plea withdrawal.

US Fish and Wildlife Service officer dies during wildfire evacuation efforts in Oklahoma, agency says

August 31, 2026

US Fish and Wildlife Service officer dies during wildfire evacuation efforts in Oklahoma, agency says

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officer David Taylor was going door-to-door to evacuate Oklahoma families when he made his last contact with dispatch.

Colorado family wakes up to bear eating breakfast in kitchen

August 31, 2026

Colorado family wakes up to bear eating breakfast in kitchen

Security footage captures a bear raiding a Colorado Springs kitchen, eating Flintstones vitamins and trash before an 8-year-old helped scare it off.

Nevada casino on brink of closure reopens to lure tourists fed up with Las Vegas prices

August 31, 2026

Nevada casino on brink of closure reopens to lure tourists fed up with Las Vegas prices

Primm Valley Resort & Casino is betting on zero resort fees and affordable prices to lure back travelers who have been frustrated by rising costs in Las Vegas.

GOV MIKE DUNLEAVY: China is holding critical minerals hostage. Alaska can help end the threat

August 31, 2026

GOV MIKE DUNLEAVY: China is holding critical minerals hostage. Alaska can help end the threat

Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska hosts 57 of 60 critical minerals and argues developing them is essential to countering China's economic blackmail.

California mom has both legs amputated after suspected impaired driver plows into her restaurant lunch table

August 30, 2026

California mom has both legs amputated after suspected impaired driver plows into her restaurant lunch table

A California woman underwent three surgeries and a bilateral leg amputation after an alleged impaired driver crashed into a Boyle Heights restaurant.

California bill recognizing 2 Islamic holidays nears Newsom’s desk

August 30, 2026

California bill recognizing 2 Islamic holidays nears Newsom’s desk

Gavin Newsom could soon decide whether California public schools and state workers get formal recognition of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays.

Colorado city leader dies after collapsing on mountain hike: 'Loss for our city'

August 30, 2026

Colorado city leader dies after collapsing on mountain hike: 'Loss for our city'

Joe Anderson, Englewood Colorado's mayor pro tem, collapsed on Quandary Peak's lower slopes as fellow hikers rushed to perform CPR before help arrived.

TV exec fugitive accused of faking fortune before vanishing with millions – leaving her former star floored

August 30, 2026

TV exec fugitive accused of faking fortune before vanishing with millions – leaving her former star floored

Antonio Sabato Jr. says he was "speechless" to learn Bellum Entertainment executive Mary Carole McDonnell is wanted by the FBI for bank fraud.

Newsom hit with lawsuit threat as whistleblower begs Trump for help with ‘monumental’ fraud scandal

August 30, 2026

Newsom hit with lawsuit threat as whistleblower begs Trump for help with ‘monumental’ fraud scandal

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio says he plans to file a lawsuit against Gavin Newsom's new California law that he claims criminalizes citizen journalism.