Wednesday, Utah State senior safety Ike Larsen was named to the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List. This award is annually presented to the top defensive back in college football. Larsen, a 5-10 170-pound safety, posted 4 interceptions, 6 defensed passes, a forced fumble and 4.5 tackles for a loss last […]
Courtesy of Ashley Twichell (NEW YORK) — Five-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres felt nervous about asking her doctor if she could compete three weeks after giving birth. Her doctor asked her to wait. She could start some light exercise tomorrow, though. Torres, now the head coach of Boston College’s swimming […]
Google Street View (OKLAHOMA CITY) — Several Oklahoma schools are speaking out against State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ directive to teach the Bible in public school grades 5 through 12. Walters recently released guidelines on his controversial Bible mandate in public schools after ordering educators to incorporate the religious text into […]
WFTS (PLANT CITY, Fla.) — Four people and three dogs are dead after a Florida mobile home was intentionally set on fire in what authorities called an “evil” act, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office responded to a call of a fire at a residence in […]
Moundridge Police Department (MOUNDRIDGE, Kan.) — A toddler was rescued Sunday afternoon after getting stuck underground in a PVC pipe, officials said. Emergency responders in Moundridge, Kansas, “acted swiftly and worked diligently for approximately 15-20 minutes to safely recover the child,” the Moundridge Police Department said in a press release. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new study by Forbes shows that Utah drivers are among the most aggressive in the U.S. The study ranked Beehive State drivers at number three, factoring in behaviors like blocking drivers from merging, forcing them off the road, tailgating, and making threats. California came […]
WBRZ (EAST BATON ROUGE, La.) — A 6-month-old boy died after being left for hours in a hot car in Louisiana, authorities said. The baby was found dead in the backseat by his parent at about 5:46 p.m. Tuesday, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. When the parent […]
(Beaver, UT) — A wildfire burning near Beaver prompted power shutoffs yesterday. Dubbed the “Sheep Rock Fire”, authorities say it’s burned at least 77 acres of land so far, and it began on private property. The shutoff caused 400 customers to lose power near Minersville last night, but power has […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Republicans in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District are having their primary ballots recounted. The recount is for the race between Congresswoman Celeste Maloy and challenger Colby Jenkins. Election officials say 107-thousand-282 votes were cast either in person or through the mail on June 25th. Just 214 […]
pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Missouri woman is suing a Kansas hospital where she says she was denied an emergency abortion after she went into premature labor at 18 weeks of pregnancy, alleging she was denied emergency health-stabilizing care. The lawsuit comes a year after a government investigation by […]
