Kuzma/iStock (LANSING, Mich.) — The first sentencing in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year was handed down Wednesday afternoon. Ty Garbin, a 25-year-old airplane mechanic, was sentenced to 75 months in prison for charges of providing material support for terrorist acts and felony firearms charges. He […]
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 630,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for […]
PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU football named Jaren Hall its starting quarterback. QB1. pic.twitter.com/dAid9lzdof — BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) August 25, 2021 Cougars offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick announced this decision during a Camp Kalani wrapup session with the media on Zoom. This is Hall’s fourth season with the BYU football program and he […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police in Provo say they fatally shot a 48-year-old man who fired a gun at officers Tuesday night as they tried to contact him in his parked car. A police spokesman says officers tried to pull the car over earlier but the driver sped away. According […]
John Lamparski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A limited-time Ferris wheel is opening in New York City’s Times Square Wednesday offering tourists and residents a new view of the city. The 110-foot-tall ride is in operation from Aug. 25 to Sept. 12. Times Square Alliance President Tom Harris called it “an […]
AELTC/Jed Leicester – Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tennis star Serena Williams will not compete in this year’s U.S. Open tournament, another setback in her quest to win her first Grand Slam title since giving birth to her daughter. Williams, who will turn 40 next month, announced on social media […]
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 630,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 1 NY Yankees 5, Atlanta 4 Detroit 4, St. Louis 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 5, Oakland 1 Chi White Sox 5, Toronto 2 Texas 7, Cleveland 3 LA Angels 14, […]
Volleyball Non-Region SPANISH FORK, Utah-The Spanish Fork Dons waxed Richfield 3-0 in non-region volleyball action Tuesday. The Dons prevailed 28-26, 25-15, 25-18. SALINA, Utah-Gracee Johnson led the way with 28 kills as the North Sevier Wolves gashed Beaver 3-1 Tuesday in non-region volleyball play. DELTA, Utah-Tennille Gonder posted 28 kills […]
YorkFoto/iStock (Reno, Nev.) — Smoke from the raging wildfires in the West Coast was so severe that it created an air quality alert as far as Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday. Several Nevada counties reported their worst recorded air quality index numbers in the two decades they’ve been monitoring air quality. […]
