Author: Bill Hutchinson

As state and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens to warn people of impending flash flooding on the Guadalupe River that killed more than 100 people, records reviewed by ABC News show authorities of one of the hardest hit counties have had discussions about implementing such an alert […]

The University of Pennsylvania’s decision to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women’s sports to resolve a civil rights complaint by the Department of Education is being slammed by LGBTQ activists and legal experts as unconstitutional. The Trump administration announced this week that the Ivy League school has agreed to follow the Department of […]

At least one person is dead and two others are injured following a massive explosion early Sunday in North Philadelphia that completely leveled three row houses and damaged multiple other homes in the surrounding blocks, officials said. Firefighters from the Philadelphia Fire Department, using a search dog, continued to sift through the rubble in the […]

With supporters waving campaign signs and chanting “Four more years,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams formally launched his re-election bid on Thursday from the steps of City Hall, framing himself as a blue collar candidate with a record of achievement and his upstart chief rival, Zohran Mamdani, as an inexperienced opponent making “empty promises.” […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is getting pushback from environmentalists who say they were “blindsided” by his proposal to build a temporary migrant detention center in the heart of the Everglades that he has dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Friends of the Everglades, an environmental protection group, has sent Uthmeier and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a letter […]

With the Fourth of July just days away, law enforcement and federal officials are on guard about Iranian retaliation in the United States, despite officials saying there are no specific, credible threats at this time. This comes after the U.S. military’s strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities by B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk cruise missiles. […]

As investigators probe the extent of alleged political assassin Vance Boelter’s plot targeting Minnesota lawmakers, authorities have yet to publicly answer several major questions about the suspect’s weekend rampage. The 57-year-old Boelter, a married father who friends said was trying to start a security business, is accused of killing Rep. Melissa Hortman, D-Minn., and her […]

It allegedly took months of planning, but the suspect in the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, and the attempted murder of a second state elected politician, unfolded over a roughly 90-minute time span that was foiled by police before more victims could be targeted, officials said. The suspect, 57-year-old Vance Boelter, was […]

Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter’s alleged plan to kill more politicians on his target list was foiled by a police sergeant’s proactive hunch, and his capture came after he made a big misstep that exposed his whereabouts to an eagle-eyed neighbor, authorities said. Boelter was captured Sunday night following what officials described as the largest […]