No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada
A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra’s second-snowiest on record.
Gun used in kidnapping of Americans in Mexico came from US
Federal court documents say the a man who admitted to purchasing firearms that he knew would be going from the U.S. to a Mexican drug cartel was arrested in Texas after the discovery that one of the weapons was linked to the deadly kidnapping of four Americans in the border city of Matamoros.
Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors
Missouri’s Republican attorney general says his office will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors.
Supreme Court seems split in Navajo Nation water rights case
The Supreme Court appears to be split in a dispute between the federal government and the Navajo Nation over water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.
Police: Dentist killed wife by lacing shakes with poison
Police believe a Colorado dentist laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with.
Idaho OKs veto-proof bill to allow execution by firing squad
A bill that would allow Idaho to execute condemned inmates by firing squad is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature with a veto-proof majority.
Jury convicts 3 of murder in death of rapper XXXTentacion
A Florida jury has convicted three men of first-degree murder in the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot during a robbery that netted $50,000.
Researchers: Inbreeding a big problem for endangered orcas
New research suggests that inbreeding may be a key reason that the Pacific Northwest’s endangered population of killer whales has failed to recover despite decades of conservation efforts.
1 dead, 1 hurt in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested
Police says one student was fatally shot and another injured when a third student opened fire outside a Dallas-area high school before being arrested Monday morning Police and school district officials says the shooting began Monday on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for the first day back to classes after the spring break.
With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
With U.S. overdose fatalities at an all-time high, state legislatures are considering tougher penalties for possession of fentanyl, the powerful opioid linked to most of the deaths.