Liberty will take over former Walker Elementary School building

Mormon leader decries explosion in sports gambling, prediction markets

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints warned Saturday that an explosion in gambling driven by online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed, particularly among youths, while producing “nothing of value.” D. Todd Christofferson, one of the top three leaders of what is known […]

Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday. Lee said that Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will step down this month. Strada said in a statement that stepping aside “is in the best interests” of the state as […]

Maine Historic Preservation Commission receives federal grant

The Maine Historic Preservation Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant award of $877,873 from the National Park Service for the 2026 federal fiscal year. These funds are appropriated from the Historic Preservation Fund by Public Laws 118-83 and 119-4 and are used to support the program of the State […]

A pulse of warm water hitting the Pacific coast could mean erosion and flooding

SEATTLE (AP) — Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves hit the shoreline and move north, sparking concerns about beach erosion and flooding in areas already impacted by climate change and El Niño. Kelvin […]

A famed Hawaii sea arch collapses, prompting NPS warnings of unstable cliffs

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — A scenic cliff on the wave-swept coast of Hawaii’s Big Island has collapsed, the National Park Service said. The Holei Sea Arch, located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was about 90 feet (27.4 meters) high before it collapsed sometime between Sept. 23 and Sept. 27, possibly when […]