BEND, Ore. (AP) — One person was killed and rescuers continued searching on Sunday for two others after a group of people were swept over an Oregon waterfall, authorities said. The group went over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River about 10 miles from the city of Bend, Oregon, on Saturday afternoon, the Deschutes County […]
EVANSTON, Wyoming — The Uinta County, Wyoming, jail in Evanston is being used to temporarily hold immigrants in the country illegally, including some out of Utah, as the federal government’s ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration unfolds. Uinta County Sheriff Andy Kopp offered some of the details of the new arrangement while a Utah immigration attorney, […]
TAYLORSVILLE — A man was arrested Sunday morning after allegedly stabbing his uncle during a family fight, according to the Taylorsville Police Department. Police said they responded to a stabbing at a local residence where they found Damon Michael Rushton, 26, and the body of his uncle lying on the floor After being read his […]
NEW YORK (AP) — For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA 16788 on Wednesday as part of a natural history-themed sale that also includes […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two women died Sunday at a Kentucky church in a shooting spree that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, police said. The suspect in both shootings was also killed. The suspect carjacked a vehicle after the traffic stop near Lexington’s airport and fled to Richmond […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A shower can be the difference between getting a job, making it through a hot July afternoon and feeling like someone cares about you. Yet, for many in the unhoused community, showers are few and far between. A year ago, Utah-based organization Showers of Hope opened its first mobile shower trailer. To celebrate […]
MIDWAY — A privately owned helicopter made an emergency landing in Wasatch Mountain State Park on Sunday. In a Facebook post from the Utah Department of Natural Resources, the helicopter was conducting a sightseeing flight in the Boulder Basin area when it experienced a “mechanical issue mid-flight.” DNR said the pilot made an emergency landing. […]
ESPARTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California have found the bodies of all seven people missing since an explosion last week at a fireworks warehouse that caused a wildfire and shook a tiny farming community. The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building […]
WEST VALLEY CITY — A “distracted” driver allegedly ran a stop sign, causing a car accident, according to the West Valley City Police Department. Lt. Katz with WVCPD said the accident happened before 1 p.m. on 6400 West and Bamell Drive. Katz said the driver ran the stop sign and collided with another vehicle. Aside […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of staff members, two inmates and a bystander were among the casualties of Israel’s attack last week on Tehran’s Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political prisoners and dissidents have been held. The death toll from the strike was released Sunday by Iran’s judiciary and confirmed by human […]
LINDON – The body of a 23-year-old man was found Monday morning during a search and rescue operation at Utah Lake, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Ray Ormond with the sheriff’s office said the search began around 5:30 p.m. Sunday near the Vineyard Beach area of Utah Lake after a WaveRunner carrying […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — One of Layton Tallwhiteman’s earliest memories was watching the news at his uncle’s house in Montana in 2003 and seeing the U.S. bomb Baghdad to launch the war in Iraq. Recollections of that war — waged in part to find weapons of mass destruction that did not exist – flooded back for […]
