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MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

UN: Wildfires getting worse globally, governments unprepared

U.N. researchers say the likelihood of catastrophic wildfires globally could increase by more than 50% by the turn of the century.
4 years ago
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks about the situation in Ukraine at a news conference ...
FOSTER KLUG Associated Press

‘Thugs and bullies’: Nations sanction Russia over Ukraine

But even as they imposed penalties on Wednesday meant to pressure Moscow to seek diplomacy over war, nations in Asia and the Pacific also prepared for both economic pain and possible retaliation from Russian cyberattacks.
4 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Utah’s Winter Weather: Canyon winds and icy conditions for Wednesday

One of the biggest parts of the weather story was the very strong canyon winds that were expected to stay on the strong side through Wednesday afternoon.
4 years ago
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Aimee Cobabe

Next winter storm will bring strong winds to northern Wasatch Front

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City forecasts strong winds will start building Tuesday night, especially near the mouths of northern canyons.
4 years ago
Image of downed Utah National Guard Black Hawk helicopter at Mineral Basin, near Snowbird Ski Resor...
Simone Seikaly and Paul Nelson

No injuries after a Blackhawk helicopter crashed at Mineral Basin near Snowbird

A Utah National Guard spokesman said there were no serious injuries and no fuel spill connected to the Blackhawk helicopter crash.
4 years ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the system that gives preference to Native American familie...
Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter

Supreme Court takes up case of web designer who won’t work with same-sex couples

Lorie Smith, who runs a company called 303 Creative, seeks to expand her business into the area of weddings and has written a webpage explaining why she won't create websites for same-sex couples.
4 years ago
FILE - This photo combo shows, from left, Travis McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan, and Gregory McM...
RUSS BYNUM Associated Press

All three men convicted in Ahmaud Arberry killing now convicted of a federal hate crime

Jurors indicated they had a decision on whether father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and neighbor William Bryan violated Arbery's civil rights and targeted him because he was Black.
4 years ago
A woman sits on a bus after crossing from pro-Russian separatists controlled territory to Ukrainian...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

White House calls Russian moves on Ukraine an invasion

The White House is now calling Russian moves on Ukraine an invasion. That sets stage for strong sanctions, long promised as Russia built up an estimated 150,000 troops near Ukraine in recent weeks.
4 years ago
mcdonald's shooting...
Simone Seikaly and Becky Bruce

Police: Father told 4-year-old to fire weapon in McDonald’s shooting

Unified Police say the person who pulled the trigger in a shooting at McDonald's in Midvale was 4-years-old. And it was the child's father who instructed them to shoot.
4 years ago
People from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the territory controlled by a pro-Russia separatist go...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press

EXPLAINER: The story behind Ukraine’s separatist regions

Putin's recognition of the rebel-held territories' independence effectively shatters a 2015 peace deal for eastern Ukraine.
4 years ago
Image of a Family Dollar store. The company has issued a voluntary recall of several over-the-count...
Simone Seikaly

Hundreds of Family Dollar stores closed because of rodent infestation

The Family Dollar store closures and product recalls are both associated with a rodent infestation at a distribution center.
4 years ago
trooper hit wrong way driver...
Simone Seikaly

UHP trooper hospitalized after being hit by wrong-way driver on I-15

Utah Trooper Devin Henson was among others responding to calls of a wrong-way driver near 600 South and I-15 in Salt Lake City.
4 years ago
Russia Ukraine Tensions...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and LORNE COOK Associated Press

Kremlin: Putin to announce independence of two Ukranian regions

It's a move that would ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears that Moscow could launch an invasion of Ukraine imminently.
4 years ago
A student started a fire in his dorm after cooking rocket fuel on his stove....
Simone Seikaly

Police: Fire at BYU dorm caused by student making rocket fuel

Flames from the explosion engulfed the walls and ceiling near the stove and the heat tripped the fire sprinkler system, BYU police said.
4 years ago
Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony...
TED ANTHONY AP National Writer

Beijing’s Olympics close, ending safe global moment

The closing ceremony caps an unprecedented Asian Olympic trifecta and sends the planet's most global sporting event off to the West for the foreseeable future.
4 years ago
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GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

California tribe confronts crisis of missing, murdered women

The Yurok Tribe has issued an emergency declaration on human trafficking and missing women.
4 years ago
Ukrainian border guard officers patrol the Ukrainian-Belarusian state border at a checkpoint in Nov...
VANESSA GERA Associated Press

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know amid a push for a summit

The White House said President Biden had agreed "in principle" to meet with Russian President Putin if he refrains from an assault on Ukraine.
4 years ago
Image of car involved in wrong-way accident on I-15 in Davis County. Photo credit: Utah HighwayPatr...
Simone Seikaly

I-15 reopened after fatal crash caused by wrong-way driver in Davis County

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver who was driving south in the northbound lanes of I-15 in Davis County.
4 years ago
Image of UDOT sign flashing at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Photo credit: UDOT...
Simone Seikaly

Winter weather advisory in effect for much of Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Winter weather arrived in northern Utah just in time for the morning commute on Monday. Northern Utah is expected to receive from one to three inches of snow from this storm, with more accumulation in the mountains. By 7 a.m., traction laws were in effect for those driving up Big and […]
4 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Sandy vet tech recalls last moments with K-9 Maya

One of the veterinary technicians who tried to save the life of Maya, a West Jordan police K9, is talking about the night Maya was rushed to the hospital last week. The night the call came into BluePearl Veterinary Partners Sandy resident Annalisa Sandoval, the veterinary technician on duty at BluePearl Veterinary Partners, says shortly […]
4 years ago
All lanes are re-opened after a fire in a vacant building.  Photo credit: SLC Fire Dept....
Mark Jackson

All lanes open 150 E South Temple after fire in a vacant building

(Salt Lake City, UT)  —  Salt Lake County Fire crews battled a three-alarm fire at 150 E South Temple early Sunday morning.  As of 7 a.m. South Temple is re-opened between State Streete and 2nd East.  There are no reports of injuries and the fire was in a vacant, three story building.  The cause is […]
4 years ago
Lanes of Redwood Rd. were shut down for a time on Saturday as WJordan police investigate a fatal cr...
Mark Jackson

Fatal accident shuts down Redwood Rd at 90th South

(West Jordan, UT)  —  West Jordan police are reporting a fatal crash on Redwood Rd. near 9000 S.  As a result, as of 11:11 a.m. Saturday morning, a stretch of Redwood Rd is closed between 90th South and 94th South.   According to a press release,  officers were called to a report of  a two-vehicle traffic […]
4 years ago
One person is dead following a fatal crash early Saturday morning on I-70 in Sevier Co....
Mark Jackson

Fatal crash on I-70 results in one death, others in critical condition

(Emery, UT)  – One person is dead early Saturday morning following a fatal crash on I-70 near milepost 92/ Emery.  Department of Public Safety spokesman Joe Dougherty says the crash happened around 5:37 a.m. when a pickup truck, with five occupants on board, struck several elk in the area, then left the roadway and rolled, […]
4 years ago
In this undated photo provided by the Portuguese Navy, smoke billows from the burning Felicity Ace ...
Jeff Caplan

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: The ship that didn’t come in

A crewless ship on fire in the middle of the Atlantic contains precious cargo. Singed, expensive, eagerly awaited precious cargo.
4 years ago