(Wayne County, UT) – The man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Snow College student is remaining behind bars. A judge denied bail for 39-year-old Brent Brown earlier today, ordering him to remain in jail until his next hearing on January 10th. Investigators say Brown met the 19-year-old woman […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 810,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 61.6% of the population in […]
OGDEN, Utah-Wednesday, Weber State kick returner/receiver Rashid Shaheed obtained two more All-American team honors, being named as an Athlon and American Football Coaches Association All-American. Shaheed, who is the all-time NCAA FCS leader in kickoff returns for scores with 7, also averaged 28.7 yards per kickoff return this season for […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that certain establishments, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, gyms, events and meeting spaces, will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination beginning in January. Patrons above the age of 12 will be required to be partially vaccinated by Jan. 15 and fully […]
Tacoma Police Department (TACOMA, Wash.) — Two Tacoma Police Department officers are back on the job and have been cleared of wrongdoing in the detention and arrest of Manuel “Mannie” Ellis, according to Interim Chief Mike Ake. “After a thorough review of the department’s Internal Affairs investigation, which included criminal […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was extending the pause on student loan repayments an extra 90 days ahead of its expiration at the end of January. Since March 2020, tens of millions of Americans have been able to hold off making regular […]
A Utah family is dealing with hardship after their 10-year-old boy drowned. The boy, Brigg Leavitt, and his father fell through the ice into Gunnison Bend Reservoir Monday Dec. 20. Brigg was transported by helicopter to Primary Children’s hospital where he passed away later that day. According to a Facebook […]
(Undated) — Utah colleges say a majority of their students are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Eight Utah colleges are reporting a vaccination rate of 60-percent or higher, according to KSTU-TV. Westminster College is reporting the highest vaccination rate in the state at 93-percent, while Dixie State is at the bottom […]
(Springdale, UT) — Utah seismologists say an earthquake detected near Zion National Park is the largest recorded in the area in nearly 60 years. The quake happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon and was centered about five miles east of the park. Scientists said the earthquake had a magnitude of three-point-six, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is joining a lawsuit with 23 other states against the Biden administration’s mask and vaccine mandate for Head Start programs. Reyes says the mandate will result in job loss for teachers against the COVID-19 vaccine and says “forcing masks on […]
