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Month: July 2021

Surfside building collapse latest: Search and rescue shifts to recovery mission as 86 remain unaccounted for

Surfside building collapse latest: Search and rescue shifts to recovery mission as 86 remain unaccounted for

Eva Marie Uzcategui Trinkl/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — The search and rescue efforts at the collapsed Surfside, Florida, apartment complex have shifted to a recovery effort as 86 people remain unaccounted for, officials said Wednesday. Rescue crews found eight additional victims in the rubble Wednesday, raising the […]

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Suns lose Šarić to ACL injury

Suns lose Šarić to ACL injury

Chris Coduto/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Phoenix has announced forward/center Dario Šarić tore his ACL during game one of the NBA Finals Tuesday night.  The team said he is out indefinitely.  The injury happened late in the first quarter when Šarić drove the lane and his right knee appeared to buckle […]

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Court finds US Air Force 60% responsible for Sutherland Springs, Texas, shooting

Court finds US Air Force 60% responsible for Sutherland Springs, Texas, shooting

carlballou/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge found the United States Air Force 60% responsible for the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, in November 2017. Devin Kelley opened fire inside the First Baptist Church, 40 miles outside of San Antonio, during a Sunday service and killed 26 […]

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Driven by delta variant, COVID-19 surges again in Utah

Driven by delta variant, COVID-19 surges again in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hospital leaders in Utah are renewing their pleas for people to get vaccinated as the state experiences another surge in COVID-19 cases from the faster-spreading delta variant. State health officials told reporters Wednesday that the delta variant has begun to surge in Utah over the […]

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Oregon’s heat wave death toll reaches 107 in ‘mass casualty’ event

Oregon’s heat wave death toll reaches 107 in ‘mass casualty’ event

Marccophoto/iStock (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Oregon’s record-breaking heat wave reached a death toll of 107 on Tuesday, according to officials. The victims range in age from 37 to 97, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner, as the state has been reeling from scorching triple-digit temperatures from June 25 to June […]

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New Utah hunting laws take effect

New Utah hunting laws take effect

Two new hunting laws that were approved by the Utah State Legislature earlier this year took effect this past Thursday. The first House Bill 295 will restrict the baiting of big game animals when hunting in Utah. This includes deer and elk. The second law, H.B. 197 prevents the DWR […]

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Tropical Storm Elsa to charge up East Coast after Florida landfall: Latest path

Tropical Storm Elsa to charge up East Coast after Florida landfall: Latest path

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Elsa has made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast and is now charging up the entire East Coast through Friday. Elsa made landfall at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in Taylor County, in Florida’s Big Bend region. Elsa, which is slamming Florida with gusty winds […]

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UVU’s Fardaws Aimaq Returns To Program Per Wednesday Announcement

UVU’s Fardaws Aimaq Returns To Program Per Wednesday Announcement

OREM, Utah-Wednesday, Utah Valley sophomore center Fardaws Aimaq confirmed he is returning to the Wolverines’ program per a Twitter announcement. Aimaq had previously thrown his hat into the ring for the NBA Draft combine before ultimately deciding to return to school. Welcome back @FardawsAimaq!!🍁🇨🇦💪#BigMaple #UVUhoops #UVU pic.twitter.com/gyCzWouau1 — UVU Men’s […]

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Teen who filmed George Floyd’s death says uncle killed in car crash with Minneapolis police

Teen who filmed George Floyd’s death says uncle killed in car crash with Minneapolis police

MattGush/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — The teen who filmed the murder of George Floyd by former police officer Derek Chauvin said that her uncle was killed Tuesday in a fatal car crash involving Minneapolis police. In a Facebook post, 18-year-old Darnella Frazier said her uncle Leneal Lamont Frazier died after police collided […]

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Manti-La Sal welcomes comments on proposed restoration

Manti-La Sal welcomes comments on proposed restoration

The Manti-La Sal National Forest is welcoming comments on a proposed Restoration and Fuels Reduction Prescribed Fire project. They are proposing to increase the pace and scale of prescribed burning on lands within the Manti-La Sal National Forest. This is to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire to key ecosystem […]

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