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Year: 2023

Hiker killed, two others injured in California mountain avalanche

Hiker killed, two others injured in California mountain avalanche

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (BIG PINE, Calif.) — A summer avalanche took the life of a hiker and injured two others in California, investigators said. The unidentified hiking party encountered a wet slide avalanche while descending Split Mountain on July 2 around 4:30 p.m., the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. […]

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What are cluster munitions? White House defends Biden decision to send controversial weapons to Ukraine

What are cluster munitions? White House defends Biden decision to send controversial weapons to Ukraine

by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has decided to send U.S. stocks of cluster munitions to Ukraine amid its fight against Russia, the White House said Friday, defending the controversial move as urgently needed. The weapons are part of a new military aid package worth up to […]

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Experts warn of rise in scammers using AI to mimic voices of loved ones in distress

Experts warn of rise in scammers using AI to mimic voices of loved ones in distress

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Jennifer DeStefano answered a phone call from an unknown number earlier this year and was horrified to hear what sounded exactly like the panicked voice of her oldest daughter Briana, who was begging to be saved from kidnappers. “I hear her saying, ‘Mom, these bad […]

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Snow College Football Walk-on Tryouts Announced

Snow College Football Walk-on Tryouts Announced

EPHRAIM, Utah-Per Friday news, Snow College football walk-on tryouts will occur July 29 at 8:00 am at Terry Foote Stadium. The cost is $50 if preregistered online or $75 if paid on July 29. Both cash and credit cards will be accepted. All players will be evaluated based on their […]

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19 Dogs Rescued From Life-Threatening Conditions At Cedar City Training Facility

19 Dogs Rescued From Life-Threatening Conditions At Cedar City Training Facility

(Cedar City, UT) — Nearly 20 emaciated dogs have been rescued from a training facility in Cedar City. Iron County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Dave Mitchell told reporters the dogs were being kept in conditions he called “deplorable,” with animals in their own waste and urine. He said, “Deputies found 19 dogs […]

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Southern Utah Staying Hot, Hotter Weather Coming

Southern Utah Staying Hot, Hotter Weather Coming

(St. George, UT) — There’s no let-up in the hot weather that’s been baking Southern Utah. In fact, it’s going to get even hotter. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 100 today, followed by 102 on Saturday and 104 Sunday. And the extreme heat will keep rising […]

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New Exhibit Of Famous LDS Artist Opens At Church History Museum

New Exhibit Of Famous LDS Artist Opens At Church History Museum

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new exhibit of paintings by famous Latter-day Saint artist Minerva Teichert is now open at the Church History Museum. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a major patron of Teichert’s works in the 1930s and ’40s, according to a release from […]

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Jack Smith’s special counsel probe cost over $5 million in opening months, says DOJ report

Jack Smith’s special counsel probe cost over $5 million in opening months, says DOJ report

Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The office of special counsel Jack Smith spent nearly $5.5 million in under five months as it investigated both Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents and the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to expenditure […]

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El Paso Walmart gunman Patrick Crusius given 90 life sentences in federal trial

El Paso Walmart gunman Patrick Crusius given 90 life sentences in federal trial

Jason Marz/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — The El Paso Walmart gunman was formally sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences for the racist 2019 massacre that killed 23 people and injured nearly two dozen others, according to El Paso ABC affiliate KVIA. Judge David Guaderrama handed down the sentence on […]

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Shark-monitoring drones to hit New York beaches amid uptick of sightings

Shark-monitoring drones to hit New York beaches amid uptick of sightings

Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dozens of new shark-monitoring drones will be sent to New York beach towns amid an uptick in incidents, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The state will provide funding to teach the local personnel in New York City and on Long Island […]

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