DENVER-Monday, Utah Valley junior guard Le’Tre Darthard was named the TicketSmarter WAC men’s basketball player of the week. In the Wolverines’ wins over California Baptist and Southern Utah, Darthard averaged 19.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists per game. On the season, Darthard is averaging 13.7 points and […]
Caroline Brehman-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the recent shootdowns of “high-altitude objects,” there’s heightened awareness about what’s flying in U.S. airspace, especially weather balloons. As it turns out, the skies are crowded. How many weather balloons are there? On any given day, nearly 1800 weather balloons are launched across […]
Bengtsson, Hasse/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — There were more toxic chemicals aboard the train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, new data shows. State health officials were initially concerned about the presence of vinyl chloride, a highly volatile colorless gas produced for commercial uses, which spilled after about […]
Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Thousands of books in Duval County schools in Florida are subject to review due to three state laws impacting certain subjects in education, including race, gender and sexual orientation, according to county officials. The books are under review based […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — One of the stars of “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” is fighting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over a trademark request. Heather Gay has asked for a trademark on the term “Bad Mormon,” which is the title of a book she’s […]
(Minot, ND) — A Utah man is facing extradition after being arrested in North Dakota on a charge of child kidnapping. The Piute County Sheriff’s Office says Heber Jeffs will appear before a judge in North Dakota today. A warrant for Jeffs’ arrest was issued after he disappeared from Piute […]
(Saint George, UT) — Family members say a missionary from Saint George remains in recovery following a devastating pedestrian crash in Massachusetts. Creed Leonard suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Boston in late November. His father, Chad Waggoner, says […]
(Moab, UT) — Community members in Grand County are mourning the loss of a teen girl who died in a hiking accident this past Friday. A makeshift memorial has been placed at the Moab Rim trailhead in honor of 17-year-old Zoe McKinney. Authorities say Zoe was walking with friends in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Senate will not move forward with a resolution encouraging Utahns to celebrate Halloween on a specific day of the week. Republican Senator Kirk Cullimore was sponsoring a resolution to urge Utah parents and communities to hold trick-or-treat and Halloween events on the Friday […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox says Americans need to relearn how to disagree with each other. Cox appeared yesterday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and discussed his friendship with New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy. The Republican governor said he and Murphy disagree passionately on some issues but […]
