Month: January 2021

Click here for updates on this story     SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Ride share company Uber is partnering with Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes to launch a new training video to help drivers identify and report human trafficking, the company announced Thursday. The program comes as part of January’s national human trafficking prevention month. The

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (FOX5/KVVU) — A Las Vegas man was charged for allegedly participating in a COVID-19 bank loan scheme, resulting in $1.9 million in fraudulent assistance, the Nevada U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Jorge Abramovs, 40, was charged with five counts of bank fraud, one count of making

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (FOX5/KVVU) — The owner of Sin City Snowboards had to run a little errand recently, and close his store for a couple days, in part because of all the new snow on the ground. “Recent, snow definitely brought more people to snowboard. It always does,” said

Click here for updates on this story     COOLIDGE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — The two inmates who escaped from Florence prison last weekend have now been caught by law enforcement in Coolidge. The U.S. Marshal service said some of their marshals were in Coolidge Thursday morning on an unrelated case. The marshals first went to the Coolidge

Click here for updates on this story     SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — From Scottsdale to Tucson, street racing and illegal car meetups are now a statewide issue. Arizona’s Family first exposed the problem in an undercover investigation more than a year ago and it’s still a big problem. In Scottsdale, hundreds of cars are meeting at

Click here for updates on this story     SURF CITY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One little girl was on a mission this week to show her appreciation for local law enforcement. Ellie Martinez, 7, told her mom that she wanted to donate girl scout cookies to the Surf City Police Department as a ‘thank you’ for

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A local clothing company is honoring a teen who died in a plane crash last year, by making his dream a reality. In July of 2020, a plane went down in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Onboard the plane was Sean Fredrickson, the head golf professional

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — The Alohilani Resort in Waikiki is now offering guests a personal concierge to navigate Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program. Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association CEO Mufi Hannemann on Thursday called that program a possible blue print to reignite tourism. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi co-signed the program

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Chris Murphy of beloved Canadian rock band Sloan revealed Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. In a social media post, 52-year-old Murphy said he was diagnosed on Jan. 11 with the condition that results in temporary paralysis of facial muscles.

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Some experts say Canadians might want to consider upgrading their face masks, doubling up mask layers, or wearing one while outdoors as more contagious COVID-19 variants continue to spread. Dr. Gerald Evans, chair of Queen’s University’s infectious diseases division in Kingston, Ont., told

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago Public Schools students will be learning by remote again Friday as CPS and the Chicago Teachers Union continue to negotiate over returning to in-person learning. Both sides will head back into mediation again Friday. The CTU said while there has been some progress in

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — A good Samaritan surprised people who have been victims of carjackings with new vehicles Thursday – and it was something none of them saw coming! “He told me, ‘Believe in God.’ And I said, ‘I believe in him.’ And he said, ‘You know what? That