EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – UTEP is set to join the Mountain West Conference ahead of the 2026-2027 academic school year. Accepting the official invitation back in October, the conference commissioner visited UTEP for the first time today since announcing the move. After getting boots on the ground in El Paso, talking with officials and … Read more
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The Palisades Fire, the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history, edged closer to one of the city’s major population centers on Friday: the San Fernando Valley. Sky5 footage showed the fire’s northern flank burning toward Mulholland Drive in the Santa Monica Mountains, where aerial firefighting crews have dropped slurry lines … Read more
Blueberry supplies are in danger from a form of mildew that is spreading around the world, according to North Carolina (NC) State University. Published in the journal New Phytologist and funded by the US National Science Foundation, the university team’s mapping of a fungus, which taints the berries with a powdery mildew, showed it originating … Read more
Kisha McCaskill, executive director of the Harvey Park District, was selected Friday evening to replace Monica Gordon as 5th District Cook County Board member. McCaskill has been executive director since May 2015 and, according to her resume, is co-founder of the Democratic Women of the Southland Region. Democratic party leaders from the 5th District had … Read more
Border Patrol agents uncovered a man-made tunnel connecting Ciudad Juárez to El Paso early Thursday, equipped with lighting, ventilation, and wood bracing, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said. Agents inspected the area on Jan. 9, uncovering the tunnel around 1:15 a.m. The discovery came after removing a metal plate covering a 36-by-36-inch entry hole. … Read more
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Over 40 personnel from Las Vegas valley fire departments were deployed to the Los Angeles area to help fight the wildfires that have burned thousands of acres and destroyed over 1,000 structures. The two strike teams from Clark County that were deployed were assigned to separate wildfires. The first, a 24-person … Read more
LOS ANGELES, California (ABC4) — Thousands of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been evacuated and displaced due to the wildfires around the Los Angeles area. In an update given Friday evening, The Church revealed that nearly 1,000 church members had been evacuated, and more than 30 families had seen … Read more
If there’s one thing Marissa Hermer knows how to do, it’s feed people. The restaurateur and former “Ladies of London” star is among the thousands affected by the devastating wildfires ravaging the Greater Los Angeles area. Hermer, who evacuated from her Pacific Palisades home on Wednesday, is now giving back to the community she’s lived … Read more
A Cincinnati state representative with the worst attendance record for the last two years missed the opening day for the new two-year session that just started. Bond Hill Democrat Sedrick Denson said he had a paperwork snafu that was complicated by the Monday snowstorm. By the time he realized he needed his Certificate of Election … Read more
The New Jersey Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich. Here’s a look at Jan. 10, 2025, results for each game: Pick-3 Midday: 8-7-8, Fireball: 3 Evening: 7-2-8, Fireball: 8 Check Pick-3 payouts and previous drawings here. Pick-4 Midday: 3-4-0-6, Fireball: 3 Evening: 1-3-0-0, Fireball: 8 Check Pick-4 payouts and … Read more