hanhanpeggy/iStock(SEATTLE) — A critically endangered orca is presumed dead following a six-month span without a single sighting, according to a nonprofit dedicated to saving the species. The orca, of the Southern Resident population and named L41 Mega, was not seen with his family on Jan. 24 off Washington’s coast, according […]
WJLA(WASHINGTON) — The mother and two children of an African American man killed when he was shot seven times by a Maryland police officer while sitting handcuffed in front of a police cruiser spoke out on Thursday to demand swift justice for what their lawyer called “one of the worst […]
Rexburg Police Department(REXBURG, Idaho) — As the court-ordered deadline looms for an Idaho mother to physically present her two missing children to authorities, a family member is losing hope that she will do so. Lori Vallow, 46, has until early Thursday evening to bring her 7-year-old son Joshua “JJ” Vallow […]
PROVO, Utah-Thursday, BYU football and ESPN Inc. announced a new seven-year media rights agreement for Cougars home football games that will continue their relationship through the 2026 season. Furthermore, BYU and ESPN Events (a division of ESPN) have reached agreements for the Cougars to participate in ESPN owned and operated […]
The upcoming session of the Utah Legislature will be Utah Sen. Ralph Okerlunds last after he announced last week that he does not intend to run for reelection. The three time county commissioner has served as a Senator since 2009 representing Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, Piute, Millard, Juab, Beaver, Garfield, and […]
Both school districts in Sanpete County will be under new leadership beginning this fall. As previously reported, Sam Ray is retiring as superintendent in the North Sanpete School District. Nan Ault, the current principal at North Sanpete High School, will take his place. And at the South Sanpete School Board […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah says state probation and parole officers illegally entered a home during a raid. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the complaint filed in U.S. District Court contends the officers violated a family’s constitutional protection […]
MURRAY, Utah (AP) — A 3-year-old boy is expected to survive after being shot in a suburban Salt Lake City home on Thursday. A spokesman for Murray police say the boy was taken to Intermountain Medical Center by a family member and then air lifted to Primary Children’s Hospital, where […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a California businessman with ties to Turkey teamed up with a pair of Utah polygamists to defraud the U.S. out of nearly $500 million from a biodiesel fuel program. The attorney said Thursday during opening statements in Salt Lake City that the men […]
PROVO, Utah-Late Wednesday, BYU football confirmed the release of their 2020 schedule. The Cougars have a tough slate ahead of them as has proven customary in their history as an independent (2011-present). They will face three Top 25 squads from 2019, No. 10 Minnesota, No. 16 Utah and No. 22/No. […]
