A week after President Joe Biden signed an executive action to “suspend the entry” of immigrants who cross the border illegally, the number of migrants has fallen by 25%, but officials are still releasing some illegal border crossers inside the U.S., several Department of Homeland Security officials said. In some areas, border agents are pushing migrants […]
A controversial amnesty for Catalan separatists has entered into force in Spain. The “Law for institutional, political and social normalization in Catalonia,” published in the Spanish Official Gazette on Tuesday, means that separatists who fled abroad to escape the Spanish justice system can return home without fear of arrest. Most notable among these figures is […]
An air quality alert was issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Tuesday. The alert is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Hood, Johnson, Ellis and Henderson counties. “The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Tuesday, June […]
Nvidia’s 10-for-1 stock split goes into effect on Monday, giving investors nine additional shares for every one that they already own. Nvidia’s stock price has more than doubled this year after more than tripling in 2023 and it’s now the third most valuable company in the S&P 500. The meteoric ride allowed Nvidia to briefly […]
Dow Jones futures, along with the other major stock indexes, sagged Monday as Wall Street looked ahead to a week of key economic data. GameStop (GME) stock rebounded on the stock market today, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) dropped on an analyst downgrade. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA)’s 10-for-1 stock split is set to go into effect. […]
It’s not just you: Yes, it feels even hotter than that number on the thermometer, so hot there’s a heat advisory in effect in Brevard County from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. National Weather Service officials advise that heat index values up to 110 are expected across mainland and inland Brevard north to south […]
More than a week after hurricane season officially started, tropical activity seems quiet. As of 8 a.m. Sunday, June 9, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said tropical cyclone formation was not expected during the next 7 days. And though tropical activity was not expected over the first weekend in June, experts say you can […]
WASHINGTON COUNTY (ABC4) – Intense heat has a grip on parts of Washington County including Zion National Park, St. George, and near Lake Powell and we saw several heat records smashed Thursday as a result! St. George hit a high of 108º beating the old record of 107º set back in 2016, and we saw […]
An air quality alert was issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Thursday. The alert is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Hood, Johnson, Ellis and Henderson counties. “The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Thursday, June […]
Indiana’s Regional Cities Initiative is an example of one of the most innovative place-based economic development programs issued by any state. A recent study authored by colleague Dagney Faulk and I conclusively links the program to employment growth in the counties that received the grant funds, and that linkage hints at long-term effects to regional […]
If you asked the rain for an encore, then you’re in for a treat. There is a flood watch in effect from 11 a.m. June 2 until 11 a.m. June 5, according to the National Weather Service. The following counties are affected: Pierce, Mason, King, Snohomish and Skagit. Weather forecasters expect two atmospheric rivers to […]
Drivers traveling on South County Road on Thursday were the first to experience the new traffic pattern at the busy street’s intersection with Brazilian Avenue in Palm Beach’s Midtown. Crews overnight extended the intersection’s median with striped painting and delineators, to keep drivers from turning left from South County onto Brazilian. Drivers traveling north and […]