Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images, STOCK (NEW YORK) — The remainder of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be busier than originally anticipated, partly due to warming ocean waters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA forecasters are predicting 21 named storms, of which up to 11 […]
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Yenchun Chen, 44, repelled out a hospital window Wednesday afternoon using towels and linens he had requested from staff. Authorities are still searching for Yenchun Chen after he jumped out a fifth floor window and rappelled down Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York […]
MAXAR/Getty Images (MAUI, Hawaii) — Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s executive director Theo Morrison talks about the cultural significance of the hist… Destructive wildfires are consuming the Hawaiian island of Maui, with dozens of deaths reported and hundreds of structures impacted. At least 36 people so far have died in connection with […]
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith said in a filing Thursday he is prepared to take former President Donald Trump to trial by Jan. 2 of next year over Trump’s federal indictment for seeking to overturn the 2020 election. Smith estimates it will take no longer […]
Thursday, BYU and Utah football each obtained representatives on the Butkus Award Preseason Watch List. This award is annually presented to the top linebacker in FBS college football. Utah was represented by junior linebacker Karene Reid and BYU by junior linebacker Ben Bywater. Reid, a former American Fork High School […]
OKLAHOMA CITY-Thursday, Utah and Utah State football were represented on the Jim Thorpe Preseason Award Watch List. This award is annually presented to the top defensive back in FBS college football. Utah is represented by junior safety Cole Bishop and Utah State by sophomore safety Ike Larsen. Bishop, a native […]
(St. George, UT) — Admission to Utah’s state parks will be free to active duty military personnel, veterans, and their families on Military Appreciation Day this Saturday. State Parks Director Jeff Rasmussen said in a statement, “Setting aside this day to honor those currently serving and those who have previously […]
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH, Penn.) — A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday on charges he threatened the jury and witnesses involved in the trial of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, called himself the “reverend” of a white supremacy movement and began commenting online about […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — President Biden is wrapping up his western swing with a stop in Salt Lake City. Governor Spencer Cox, first lady Abby Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson greeted Biden yesterday when Air Force One landed at the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers want to implement tougher penalties for anyone who makes hoax school threats in Utah. While such hoaxes can be classified as either misdemeanors or felonies depending on the circumstances, Representative Ryan Wilcox says the punishments for either should be strong and levied uniformly. […]
