LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police appealed again Tuesday to teachers, grandparents and adults who work with children to help identify a slain child whose body was found by hikers near a highway between Las Vegas and rural Pahrump. Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer says tips have been checked in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Search and rescue calls are on the rise this spring along the Wasatch Front. KUER reports Salt Lake County Search and Rescue received about double the amount of calls in May that they did last year, a pattern exemplified when a hiker and a climber […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. judge has permanently blocked a Las Vegas-based bottled-water brand Real Water from being marketed while an investigation continues into at least one death and multiple cases of liver illness among people who reported drinking it. A court order signed Monday in Las Vegas formalizes […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) — City leaders in Lehi are warning residents they could be fined if they don’t adhere to new drought restrictions that prohibit watering lawns on consecutive days. KUTV-TV reported Tuesday that Lehi public works director Dave Norman says residents who violate the order will be given a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor has issued a proclamation in support of LGBTQ Pride Month. Fox 13 reports Gov. Spencer Cox appears to be the first Utah governor to issue such a proclamation. He has been known for his compassionate stances toward LGBTQ people. The proclamation says […]
DELTA, Utah (AP) — U.S. officials say the remains of a Navy sailor who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor have returned to Salt Lake City, and a ceremony at his home in Delta is scheduled. KSTU-TV reported that 22-year-old Navy Radioman 3rd Class Theodore Q. Jensen of Delta […]
martinwimmer/iStock (SEATTLE) — The most populous county in Washington state has become the first in the nation to ban government use of facial recognition software. King County, which comprises the greater Seattle area and is home to some 2.3 million people, announced Tuesday that a proposal to ban government agencies […]
Matt_Brown/iStock (NEW YORK) — Brooklyn Nets’ player Kyrie Irving had a water bottle thrown at him, Washington Wizards’ star Russell Westbrook had popcorn dumped on his head, and the Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young was spit on. These are among a rash of incidents of fans behaving badly during the first […]
vmargineanu/iStock (MIAMI) — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was released after being questioned about a shooting in Miami’s South Beach on Memorial Day that left two people wounded and a member of the entertainer’s entourage under arrest on suspicion of attempted murder, according to police. The shooting capped a violent holiday weekend […]
Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — The Boston Celtics have announced President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge is retiring and head coach Brad Stevens is taking over the role. A search for a new head coach will start immediately. Ainge will continue to work with the team […]
