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Month: July 2020

Zion National Park reopens shuttles with less seats, tickets

Zion National Park reopens shuttles with less seats, tickets

SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — More than 3,400 people shuffled onto Zion’s shuttles on its reopening day Wednesday as the national park welcomes more visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic. The shuttles, which have been closed since April, chugged up and down the canyon as per usual but carrying only 33 passengers […]

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Truck crashes into Utah home; child injured

SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say a child was seriously injured after a truck crashed into a home in South Salt Lake. KUTV-TV reported that the South Salt Lake Police Department said that the driver of the truck, a man in his 50s, lost control of […]

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Ex-MLB pitcher Tyson Brummett, 3 others die in plane crash

Ex-MLB pitcher Tyson Brummett, 3 others die in plane crash

AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) — A former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and three others died in a plane crash in rural Utah. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office says ex-pitcher 35-year-old Tyson Brummett of Salt Lake City was flying the small plane, which crashed near Box Elder Peak in American Fork Canyon […]

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Retiring Utah pastor brings caring, courage to causes

Retiring Utah pastor brings caring, courage to causes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pastor Steve Klemz of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City is retiring after 28 years. He has worked tirelessly on social justice issues, including capital punishment, civil rights and immigration reform, as well as helped create the Interfaith Roundtable to bring together […]

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Air Force pilot killed during training laid to rest in Utah

Air Force pilot killed during training laid to rest in Utah

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah community has buried a U.S. military pilot who died when his jet crashed off the coast of England last month. KSTU-TV reported Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen was laid to rest Saturday following a public ceremony attended by hundreds of people at […]

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Coronavirus behind him, Utah’s Rudy Gobert looking forward

Coronavirus behind him, Utah’s Rudy Gobert looking forward

Utah center Rudy Gobert is standing tall, even after having coronavirus and dealing with an enormous amount of scorn after being diagnosed. Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for the virus and that prompted many to blame him for the league’s shutdown in response to the pandemic. […]

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4 dead in small plane crash in Utah mountains

4 dead in small plane crash in Utah mountains

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say four people died after a small plane crashed in a rugged area in the Utah mountains. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said the crash occurred Friday morning in the Box Elder Peak area in American Fork Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City. […]

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Republican who came out as gay in Utah ousted in primary

Republican who came out as gay in Utah ousted in primary

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican ousted in a primary after coming out as gay in conservative Utah says a backlash during the campaign has him questioning whether his party has a place for him. Rancher Nathan Ivie announced his orientation last year while serving as a county commissioner […]

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Child safe after separated from family in Utah mountains

Child safe after separated from family in Utah mountains

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Idaho father has been reunited with his 9-year-old son who went missing during a hike with extended family in Utah. KSL-TV reported that Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez says the dad drove to Utah where his son, Stratton Joshua Wright, became separated from his […]

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2 dead in small plane crash in Utah mountains

2 dead in small plane crash in Utah mountains

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say two people died after a small plane crashed in a rugged area in the Utah mountains. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said the crash occurred Friday morning in the Box Elder Peak area in American Fork Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City. […]

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