The states' efforts may turn out to be only down payments on what is shaping up as a long-term battle against floods, which are forecast to become more frequent and destructive as global temperatures rise.
As America's opioid crisis spiraled into a fentanyl epidemic, prosecutors say one young Utah man made himself a drug kingpin by creating counterfeit prescription painkillers.
A man who accidentally tossed $23,000 into the recycling bin reunited with his life savings after a worker at a recycling facility potted a shoebox stuffed with money.
The Pacific Northwest face an increased risk of significant wildfires due to changes in its climate driven by higher temperatures, lower humidity and longer stretches of drought.
Federal authorities are treating the El Paso mass shooting as a case of domestic terrorism after a gunman opened fire at a shopping center, killing 20 people.
It took just 30 seconds in Ohio and zero bullets in Texas for officers to stop two mass shooters this weekend, but not before 29 people were killed and about 50 injured in less than 24 hours.
A series of breaches in White House security, including an armed man who got into the building in 2014, led officials to conclude it was time for a taller fence.
A shooter in body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire early Sunday in a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio, killing nine and injuring dozens.
Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million because the pop star's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" copied a Christian rap song, a jury decided.
A Utah county intends to launch a program prioritizing rehabilitation over prison for low-level offenders, officials said. The Salt Lake County criminal justice diversion program is expected to reduce the county prison population