by Madeline King Sports Editor On Feb. 6, the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) sent a false emergency tsunami alert around 8:30 AM through the popular app AccuWeather. The NTWC meant to […]
Baby born to first uterus-transplant birth
by Madeline Pollock Opinion Editor In 2014, the first baby was born from a uterus transplant in Sweden at Gothenburg’s Sahlgrenska University Hospital. The baby weighed three pounds and nine ounces. On […]
Mom faces jail time for confronting her daughter’s bully
by Nate White Sports Editor Upon learning people were bullying her daughter, Virginia mother Sarah Sims attempted to gain evidence. Last month, Sims put a recording device in her daughter’s backpack and […]
Utah officer aggressively arrests nurse
by Hayley Knowlton People Editor On July 26, Officer Jeff L. Payne demanded that nurse Alex Wubbels of the University of Utah Hospital in Rigby obtain a blood sample on car crash […]
Opinion: Bannon, Our last hope, gone
Andy Braham World Editor Unfortunately, Trump has just reaffirmed the status-quo and appears to have fallen through on his non-interventionist campaign promises. Trump vague statements mention no end date and he agrees […]
88th Academy Awards announces award nominees
by Sarah Sullivan Culture Editor The 88th Academy Awards, this year’s most star-studded, glamorous award show, announced its nominations on Jan. 14 during a ceremony at the Academy of Motion Picture […]
Nebraska Cornhuskers and Texas Longhorns fight for NCAA D1 volleyball title
by Elizabeth Monsef Sports Editor On Dec. 19, The Texas Longhorns and the Nebraska Cornhuskers fought for the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball title. The women played their hardest throughout the […]
Chris Christie asked to leave quiet car
by Cole van Miltenburg Web Editor On Oct. 25, Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie was asked to leave the quiet car on an Amtrak train travelling from Washington D.C to New York. […]
Opinion: Increase regulations on gun ownership
by Lauren Sanders Opinion Editor When Tiffany Goldwire left her children for just minutes to go to the bathroom, she did not anticipate that her 2-year-old son would accidentally shoot and kill […]
Oregon school shooting brings up nationwide issue of gun control
by Camille Fowler Web Editor On October 1, a 26-year-old man attacked Umpqua College, killing ten people and severely injuring seven. The gunman, Chris Harper Mercer, had been a student at the […]
Ebola outbreak reaches U.S.
by Elizabeth Monsef News Editor On Oct. 8, Thomas Eric Duncan passed away from Ebola in Dallas, Texas, while at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Duncan was exposed to the disease while […]
Shirley Temple Dies at 85
On Feb. 10 Shirley Temple Black, the former child movie star of the 1930s, died of natural causes in her home in California at the age of 85. Shirley Temple was often referred to as the “darling of the Depression” and won the hearts of millions through her dancing, acting, and singing in just under 50 films by the time she was ten years old.
Racially charged Michigan Shooting
by El Gato News On Nov 2, a Michigan homeowner was charged with murder in the racially charged death of Renisha McBride, a 19-year-old black woman who was shot in the face […]
Government Shutdown 2013
The nation is buzzing with talk of the government shutdown that became official on Oct. 1. Congress was alive with debate up until midnight of that fateful Tuesday on Capitol Hill, when they were supposed to have come up with a budget plan to continue funding the federal government.
Floods devastate Colorado
On Wed., Sept. 11 heavy Colorado rains caused a one of the most devastating floods in the area in years. Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate their homes. As of Tuesday, many Colorado residents are returning to see the damage to their homes.