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Month: October 2021

COVID-19 live updates: US to reopen Mexico, Canada borders for vaccinated

COVID-19 live updates: US to reopen Mexico, Canada borders for vaccinated

Mongkolchon Akesin/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 716,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center […]

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BYU Athletics Releases 50-Year Anniversary Logo For Marriott Center

BYU Athletics Releases 50-Year Anniversary Logo For Marriott Center

PROVO, Utah-Tuesday afternoon, BYU athletics released a 50-year anniversary logo for the Marriott Center. It depicts the storied arena with the number 50 appearing above it in a blue silhouette. The Cougars’ men’s basketball team played at the Smith Fieldhouse prior to the completion of the Marriott Center from 1951-1971. […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 10/12

Prep Sports Roundup: 10/12

Volleyball Region 12 RICHFIELD, Utah-The Richfield Wildcats downed Carbon 3-1 in Region 12 volleyball play Tuesday. The Wildcats bested the Dinos 25-20, 25-21, 19-25, 25-14 in the victory. Region 14 MT. PLEASANT, Utah-The North Sanpete Hawks outlasted the Juab Wasps 3-2 Tuesday in Region 14 girls volleyball action. Region 16 […]

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3 USPS workers, including suspect, dead after shooting at Memphis facility

3 USPS workers, including suspect, dead after shooting at Memphis facility

kali9/iStock (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Two U.S. Postal Service employees are dead after a shooting at a Memphis postal facility, authorities said. The suspected shooter, who was also a USPS employee, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, FBI Memphis spokesperson Lisa-Anne Culp said during a press briefing Tuesday. The shooting […]

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Utah men’s basketball Hosts Westminster In Exhibition November 4

Utah men’s basketball Hosts Westminster In Exhibition November 4

SALT LAKE CITY-In news released Tuesday afternoon, University of Utah men’s basketball will host NCAA Division II crosstown foe Westminster in an exhibition November 4. Seating for this game between the two Salt Lake City-based foes is general admission and free for all fans in attendance, with the exception of […]

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Monoculture farming is another way modern-day agriculture is killing bees, scientists say

Monoculture farming is another way modern-day agriculture is killing bees, scientists say

xalanx/iStock (NEW YORK) — Scientists have discovered another way modern-day farming techniques are killing off bee populations. While pesticides have long been blamed for the decline in pollinators, a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Tuesday has found that the mass-flowering of single plant species is […]

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Paraglider Dies in Monroe

Paraglider Dies in Monroe

A paraglider has passed away after a crash in Monroe. On Oct. 4 an ambulance was dispatched to a paraglider who had gone down hard in a yard near 200 East 500 South. When deputies arrived, EMS was on scene and performing CPR, but were unsuccessful at resuscitating the individual […]

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Alisal Fire in California shuts down Highway 101, prompts evacuations in Santa Barbara County

Alisal Fire in California shuts down Highway 101, prompts evacuations in Santa Barbara County

iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires wreaking havoc in several West Coast regions are expected to burn throughout the night as dangerous conditions may further increase their spread. The Alisal Fire in Southern California already had exploded to about 6,000 acres after sparking near the Alisal Reservoir on Monday around 2:30 […]

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Medical examiner: Gabby Petito died by strangulation

Medical examiner: Gabby Petito died by strangulation

iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — A Wyoming coroner on Tuesday said Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old travel blogger whose remains were recovered in September in a national park, died by strangulation. Petito’s boyfriend and cross-country traveling companion, Brian Laundrie, has been named by investigators as a person of interest in her death […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Unvaccinated NBA player won’t play until he can be a full participant

COVID-19 live updates: Unvaccinated NBA player won’t play until he can be a full participant

Mongkolchon Akesin/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 714,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center […]

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