U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionBy Jon Haworth, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A man has been sent back to Guyana after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered that he had tried to import 29 finches that had been sealed inside hair rollers in his luggage. The incident occurred on […]
Baseball Region 14 NEPHI, Utah-Dalin Ludlow posted 5 RBI and the Juab Wasps downed American Leadership 15-0 in Region 14 baseball action Tuesday. Brayden Lawton, Cooper Ford, Teagan Christensen and Jaxton Adams each drove in two runs apiece for the Wasps. 2-A South BEAVER, Utah-Bryton Langston netted 4 RBI and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah Jazz charter flight headed to Memphis had to return to Salt Lake City after the plane struck a flock of birds on takeoff. No injuries were reported. The Jazz confirmed that its Delta charter for Wednesday’s game returned to Salt Lake City International […]
Pool via ABC NewsBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minneapolis firefighter broke down in tears on Tuesday at the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, testifying that she felt helpless and “desperate” when the police prevented her from giving medical aid to George Floyd as he lay handcuffed on […]
PROVO, Utah-Tuesday, BYU men’s basketball sophomore power forward Wyatt Lowell confirmed he is entering the NCAA transfer portal. The 6-10 Lowell is the third Cougar to enter the transfer portal in a week, joining junior small forward Connor Harding and junior point guard Jesse Wade. The Gilbert, Ariz. native transferred […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz player Donovan Mitchell will give the keynote address for the University of Utah’s 2021 commencement. The university made the announcement Tuesday. The university said in a statement that Mitchell “is known as a team player and community builder who is passionate about education […]
matimix/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, MINA KAJI, and AMANDA MAILE, ABC News (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) — The Utah Jazz’s team charter was forced to return to the gate at Salt Lake City International Airport Tuesday afternoon due to a bird strike. A Utah Jazz spokesperson confirmed to ABC News the Jazz […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” reality television show have been arrested on federal fraud charges related to a telemarketing scheme. Authorities announced that Jennifer Shah and Stuart Smith were arrested Tuesday in Utah on charges unsealed in New York City. Manhattan […]
Lee WongBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (CINCINNATI, Ohio) — An Asian American veteran lifted his shirt and bared his military scars, declaring, “Is this patriot enough?” in a powerful speech to denounce hate against the Asian community. Lee Wong, a board member of West Chester Township, a suburb of Cincinnati, […]
Marilyn Nieves/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A judge has ruled New York must offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all inmates in state prisons and jails immediately, condemning their exclusion from the shots as “unfair and unjust.” On Monday, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Alison Y. Tuitt called the exclusion […]
