John Moore/ Getty Images (QUEEN CREEK, Ariz.) — An Arizona mom’s worst fear came true when her 5-year-old daughter tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks after her school year started. Heidi Kim’s 5-year-old daughter, Irene, is in kindergarten and her 8-year-old daughter, Rosalind, is in third grade at EduPrize charter school […]
Focus on Sport/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — J.R. Richard, a Houston Astros legend, has died at the age of 71, the team announced Thursday. Richard played ten years for the team and struck out 600 batters, but had his career cut short by a stroke in 1980. During his career, Richard […]
4kodiak/iStock (PHOENIX) — The Justice Department is opening an investigation into the policing practices of the Phoenix Police Department and the city of Phoenix, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday afternoon. The investigation will examine whether the Phoenix Police Department uses excessive force, whether it engages in discriminatory policing practices, […]
RICHFIELD, Utah-Thursday, the 3-A South Region football media day occurred at the Quality Center of Richfield. The teams appearing at this venue were Richfield, Juab, Canyon View, Carbon, North Sanpete and Manti in order of media availability. The event was moderated by Mid-Utah Radio news/sportscaster Robert Lovell with sportscaster /Mid-Utah […]
Neal Waters/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Wildfires in the West have spread so rapidly amid continuing dry, gusty conditions that a Northern California town has been destroyed. Firefighters had made progress on containing the Dixie Fire, the largest in California, which has been burning near Feather River […]
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 614,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.2 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and […]
Xinhua/Joan Gosa via Getty Images (BARCELONA) — Soccer star Lionel Messi will not be staying at FC Barcelona, the club announced Tuesday. “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of […]
Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The SEC has agreed to extend commissioner Greg Sankey’s contract through at least 2026, the conference announced Thursday. Sankey has been at the helm of the SEC since 2015. “College athletics is in the midst of a transformational period, and the SEC […]
AlessandroPhoto/iStock (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A search is on for the unknown gunman or gunmen who ambushed and fatally shot a 26-year-old sheriff’s deputy near Louisville, Kentucky, authorities said. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy Brandon Shirley was shot at about 2:30 a.m. local time Thursday while working an off-duty security job at […]
Joe Sargent/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III will join ESPN as a college football analyst this fall, according to a report byFront Office Sports. He could also contribute to ESPN’s NFL coverage, according to the report. The former Baylor star was drafted second overall […]
