Eisenlohr/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — There were at least 50 large wildfires burning more than half a million acres across 11 states on Wednesday — mostly in the West. In Colorado, the Oil Spring and Sylvan fires in White River National Forest are the two biggest fires in the state. Firefighters […]
Norman Police Department via KOCO (NORMAN, Okla.) — A Black Oklahoma man said he was scared for his life after police detained him at gunpoint and handcuffed him when they responded to a purported false 911 call alleging he brandished a gun in a road rage incident. The Norman, Oklahoma, […]
LOGAN, Utah-Wednesday, Utah State senior kick returner Savon Scarver was named as a preseason All-American by college football guru Phil Steele in his season preview publication. Fourteen other Aggies were named as preseason All-Mountain West Conference selections by Steele and Athlon Sports. For his career, the speedster out of Las […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Five people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a busy Washington, D.C., highway, officials said. The incident occurred just before noon Wednesday on DC-295 near Polk Street. The collapse appears to have been caused by a collision, D.C. Deputy Mayor […]
kali9/iStock (PORTLAND, Ore.) — The Portland Police Bureau has changed its policy on traffic stops to address racial disparity and public safety, officials announced. Officers have been directed to no longer engage in traffic stops for low-level violations and to instead focus on poor drivers — those who speed and […]
SALT LAKE CITY-The Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, per a Wednesday report, has recently announced its final standings for the UIAAA Directors Cup. Among the victors are two Mid-Utah Radio Sports Network schools with Richfield earning the title in 3-A and Piute in 1-A. Richfield posted 117.8 points. Manti placed […]
(LOS ANGELES) — A high school basketball coach in California has been fired after tortillas were thrown at the team’s predominantly Hispanic opponents after a championship game. The incident, which was caught on video and sparked outrage, unfolded Saturday evening after Coronado High beat Orange Glen High School in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A family member has identified the victims of a plane crash in Utah last week as a Montana woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter. Alexandria Seigel of Havre tells KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City that her mother, Virginia Siegel, and her daughter, Elise Lawrence, were in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Turkish businessman has been arrested by the U.S. Justice Department in connection with what authorities say was a biodiesel fraud scheme. Authorities say the scheme was operated by a Utah business that stole nearly $500 million in government funds. Federal prosecutors say Sezgin Baran […]
Red Flag Warning issued June 23 at 2:51AM MDT until June 24 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Saltlake …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, […]
