JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 842,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 62.6% of the […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Wednesday, Southern Utah University football released its schedule for the upcoming season. New head coach DeLane Fitzgerald stated the Thunderbirds are excited for the upcoming campaign, their first as members of the Western Athletic Conference. The schedule is as follows: September 1: St. Thomas (Minn.) September 10 @ […]
Virginia State Police (SMITHFIELD, Va.) — A Navy Seahawk helicopter was forced to make a hard landing near Smithfield, Virginia, on Wednesday, and one of the three crew members aboard sustained minor injuries, according to the Navy. The Navy had previously said all three personnel suffered non-life-threatening injuries. “We can […]
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — No last-minute plea deals are in the works for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with civil rights violations in the death of George Floyd, a federal prosecutor announced as the defendants’ joint trial in U.S. district court is set to begin next week. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Police are investigating a bomb threat made against the Black Cultural Center at the University of Utah. U. Police were called out to the building yesterday morning just after 4 a.m. and brought bomb-sniffing dogs for the search. Officers determined there was no threat and […]
(Richfield, UT) – A woman from St. George faces charges for causing a wrong-way crash that killed her 12-year-old daughter. Court records show 33-year-old Cami Jean Aparicio was driving under the influence early Sunday morning on I-70 in Sevier County. Aparicio hit the front side of a big rig that […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Wednesday morning, Dixie State announced its 2022 football schedule. Dixie State head coach Paul Peterson called the schedule one that will have the Trailblazers prepare for NCAA FCS playoff eligibility quickly. Because of NCAA transfer rules, Dixie State will first be eligible for the NCAA FCS playoffs in […]
LOS ANGELES-Wednesday morning, ahead of their Monday Night playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, the Los Angeles Rams signed retired NFL safety, and former University of Utah star, Eric Weddle, out of retirement. Weddle, who turned 37 earlier this month, most recently played for the Rams in 2019. The six-time […]
Eric Yang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marginalized communities, especially those with higher-than-average minority populations, are more likely to be exposed to air pollution in the U.S., according to new research. Communities with large populations of Black, Asian and Hispanic or Latino residents have been found to experience more exposure to […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Tuesday, Southern Utah University head football coach DeLane Fitzgerald announced his coaching staff for the upcoming season. Four coaches have been retained from previous coach Demario Warren’s staff and there are six new additions. Those who have been retained include offensive line coach Aaron Fernandez, wide receivers coach […]
