PROVO, Utah-Per Tuesday news, BYU freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week for his performance in the Cougars’ 69-0 rout of NCAA FCS Portland State of the Big Sky Conference. Bachmeier, a Stanford transfer out of Murrieta, Calif., completed 7 of 11 passes for […]
Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (ST. GEORGE, Utah) — A college student in Utah has died after falling off a balcony just days after the academic year began, according to the university and fire officials. At approximately 5:45 p.m. local time on Sunday, fire officials and paramedics […]
Jason Allen Glidewell II, 19, is wanted in a shooting, August 28, 2025, on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, that left a 20-year-old driver dead and his female passenger injured./ (Virginia State Police) (NEW YORK) — A manhunt for the suspect in a Virginia freeway shooting that left a 20-year-old driver […]
Views from the Drift Hotel March 25, 2019 Overseas Highway, Key Largo Florida (Photo by Paul Harris/Getty Images) (KEY LARGO, Fla.) — An 8-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while snorkeling off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, on Labor Day, officials said. The incident occurred around 3:24 p.m. […]
Evanston Police Department via Meta (EVANSTON, Ill.) — Officials in Illinois are searching for a Northwestern University professor who was reported missing after leaving home to go on a walk, according to the Evanston Police Department. Nina Kraus, a 72-year-old professor at the university’s school of communication, was last seen […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Trump family secured a roughly $5 billion windfall on Monday as trading of a digital token belonging to its primary cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, opened. That figure is based on public disclosures that report “certain family members of Donald J. Trump [hold] […]
A still from police body camera footage at the scene of a deadly fireworks incident in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sept. 1, 2025. Tulsa Police Department (TULSA, Okla.) — A 13-year-old boy died while setting off fireworks in Oklahoma, according to police. The incident occurred Monday evening near an apartment complex in […]
Firefighting efforts continue against the Monroe Canyon Fire in Sevier County. As of last night the fire is still listed at 73,721 acres and containment has increased to 95 percent. There are currently 353 personnel assigned to fight the fire and suppression repair is estimated at 87 percent complete. The […]
(Kane County, UT) — Officials in Kern County say a semi-truck driver hauling wood chips died yesterday afternoon after leaving the road on US-89. The truck reportedly went through rough terrain and struck an embankment near milepost 108, causing the cab to separate and hit an unattended vehicle. The sole […]
(Springdale, UT) — Stage 2 fire restrictions are now removed at Zion National Park. Officials say they have returned to the park’s year-round fire restrictions that are aimed at protecting visitors and resources. The National Park Service noted recent rains have reduced fire danger around Zion and moved away from […]
