Wednesday, Weber State men’s basketball was selected third in the Big Sky Conference preseason poll by the media and fourth by the conference’s coaches. Montana State is favored to win the conference by media as the Bobcats received 14 first-place votes. The media preseason rankings are as follows: Media Montana […]
ABC News (DELPHI, Ind.) — A pair of teenage girls who were on the Delphi, Indiana, hiking trail the same day two younger girls were murdered are speaking out about their recollections of the “bridge guy.” Railly Voorhies testified Tuesday at Richard Allen’s murder trial that she was on the […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York-based Iranian journalist who was the target of an alleged failed assassination attempt that federal prosecutors say involved an Iranian general said she has “been given a second life.” Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced criminal charges against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Brig. Gen. […]
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A comprehensive audit of Georgia’s voter rolls found that just 20 noncitizens were registered to vote on a registration list of over 8 million, according to an announcement Wednesday from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. All 20 of those registrations have been canceled and […]
Gregory P. Mango-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Manhattan judge on Wednesday granted a motion by prosecutors to combine Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on sex crimes charges with his trial on a new charge of forcing oral sex on a woman in 2006. Prosecutors convinced Judge Curtis Farber to consolidate the […]
Kirby Lee/Getty Images (EAST LANSING, Mich.) Researchers from Michigan State University and Rutgers University say they will lead the first nationally funded study on the effects of structural racism on housing, aging and health. The research – funded by an expected $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health […]
(Undated) — McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are being linked to an E. Coli outbreak across multiple states, including Utah. Yesterday, the CDC announced they’re working with McDonald’s to determine what ingredient in the burgers was contaminated. The fast-food chain has halted use of fresh onions and quarter-pound beef patties in several […]
(Undated) — Utah is one of the safest states in the country according to a new report. It’s based on multiple factors including personal and residential safety, financial, road, workplace safety and emergency preparedness. The personal financial website WalletHub ranked Vermont number one as the safest state. Louisiana is ranked […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Phil Lyman is making a final effort to have Utah Governor Spencer Cox disqualified from the upcoming election. Lyman appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting he be made the Republican nominee in the governor’s race this year. The Blanding representative was already refused by […]
Courtesy Omar Rodriguez (NASSAU, Bahamas) Search efforts are underway for a 66-year-old woman who fell overboard on a Taylor Swift-themed cruise Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The missing passenger fell off the Royal Caribbean ship Allure of the Season about 17 miles north of Nassau, Bahamas, the […]
