Seattle man builds fence around car-share vehicle at duplex
A Seattle homeowner found a strange car parked on his property. He decided to build a fence around the car.7 years ago
Hungary needs extended search for 21 missing in boat sinking
Hungary says it will require an extended search to locate the 21 missing people from the boat that sunk into the Danube River in Budapest.7 years ago
Right on the Money: save by following the 24-hour rule
Financial experts say that procrastination can actually help you save money. That's right: just plain old-fashioned waiting. How to use the 24-hour rule.7 years ago
Project Recovery: A UFC fighter shares his journey through addiction
Court McGee is a local fighting star. He is a native Utahn. He is a Mixed Martial Arts fighter. He was the champion of The Ultimate Fighter in its eleventh season on Spike TV. And he joins Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley for a two-part episode of Podcast Recovery. McGee opens up about his […]7 years ago
Tanker truck rolls into the Deer Creek Reservoir
A tanker truck rolled into Deer Creek Reservoir, spilling butane into the water. The crash has closed Highway 189 in Provo Canyon. The Utah Highway Patrol has said the road will be alternately reopened and closed throughout the day. Workers with ServProp in Lindon were on the way back from a job in Orem when […]7 years ago
Running may be better for the heart than swimming, new study shows
A study from a Canadian university explored the effects of running and swimming have on the heart. Running and swimming have been popular exercises for years. Unlike other sports, these two sports require a minimal amount of equipment to get into it. One sport only requires a pair of shoes, the other a body of […]7 years ago
Health paradox: New US diabetes cases fall as obesity rises
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren’t sure why. New federal data released Tuesday found the number of new diabetes diagnoses fell to about 1.3 million in 2017, down from 1.7 million in 2009. Earlier research had spotted […]7 years ago
Eagle chick seen on internet cam dies after California storm
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Late season rain and snow were apparently too much for a bald eagle chick in a Southern California forest nest watched by a popular internet camera . The death of the chick named Cookie was announced Monday by the environmental advocacy group Friends of Big Bear Valley and the San Bernardino […]7 years ago
Supreme Court upholds Indiana abortion law on fetal remains
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains, a sign that the conservative court is more open to abortion restrictions. But the justices rejected the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling blocking a separate […]7 years ago
Tornadoes carve a path through Ohio and Indiana; 1 killed
BROOKVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A swarm of apparent tornadoes so tightly packed that one crossed the path carved by another tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, smashing homes and blowing out windows. One person was killed and dozens were injured. The storms were among 52 twisters that forecasters said may have touched down Monday across […]7 years ago
After half-century of frustration, Blues can exorcise demons
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stanley Jackson and buddy Steven Crow can be excused if they tend to watch their beloved St. Louis Blues with their hands over their eyes, just waiting for the next thing to go wrong. So when the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 to earn their first berth […]7 years ago
Flooding leads to Oklahoma and Arkansas evacuations
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Officials on Saturday warned some Tulsa residents to prepare to head to higher ground because old levees holding back the swollen Arkansas River are stressed and more rain is expected for the flood-weary region. The river was four feet above flood stage on Friday and was already causing flooding in parts […]7 years ago
Stan Lee’s former manager arrested on elder abuse charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former business manager of Stan Lee was arrested Saturday on elder abuse charges involving the late comic book legend. Keya Morgan was taken into custody in Arizona on an outstanding arrest warrant after being charged by Los Angeles County prosecutors earlier this month. Morgan faces felony charges including theft, embezzlement, […]7 years ago
At the spelling bee, the most common sound is the toughest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The word that knocked runner-up Naysa Modi out of last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee was “Bewusstseinslage” — one of those flashy, impossible-sounding German-derived words that make the audience gasp when they are announced. Naysa believes the seemingly mundane word that knocked her out the year before was just as intimidating, if […]7 years ago
Young Utah homebuyers scramble as prices rise faster than incomes
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For millennials looking to buy their first home, the hunt feels like a race against the clock. In the seven years since the housing crash ended, home values in more than three-quarters of U.S. metro areas have climbed faster than incomes, according to an Associated Press analysis of real estate […]7 years ago
Most drivers want NASCAR’s longest race to remain 600 miles
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — With a furrowed brow NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip scoffed at the notion that the Coca-Cola 600 race is too long and should be shortened by, say, maybe a hundred miles or so. “Is that what some thirty-something said?” the 72-year-old Waltrip said to The Associated Press. Well, as a matter of […]7 years ago
Arkansas newspaper gambles on free iPads as the future
HOPE, Ark. (AP) — Over a lunch of hamburger steaks, mashed potatoes and green beans, Walter Hussman delivered his pitch to the dozen or so attendees of the Hope, Arkansas, Rotary Club meeting. He promised that if they keep paying their current rate of $36 a month for subscription to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, even […]7 years ago
Family of woman mauled by lion pushes for new regulations
BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Alex Black came face to face with an escaped lion when she was just 10 days into her unpaid internship at a private animal sanctuary. The 22-year-old had been preparing deer meat to feed the big cats, and suddenly found herself alone, staring down the lion in a place where it […]7 years ago
NASA’s first-of-kind tests look to manage drones in cities
RENO, Nev. (AP) — NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator’s line of sight as businesses look in the future to unleash the unmanned devices in droves above busy streets and buildings. […]7 years ago
Door-to-door checks after tornado damage in Missouri capital
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri’s capital city as part of an overnight outbreak of severe weather across the state that left at least three people dead and dozens injured. The National Weather Service confirmed that the large and destructive twister moved over Jefferson City shortly before midnight Wednesday. […]7 years ago
Asian, Asian American heroes to power Marvel comics series
Asian superheroes — assemble. Marvel Comics is giving ink to an unprecedented team-up of its mightiest Asian and Asian American heroes, also known as the new Agents of Atlas. Established icons like martial arts master Shang-Chi and newbies like Wave, the newest Filipino superhero, will team up in a stand-alone, five-part comic book series starting […]7 years ago
Someone breaks into home, takes nothing, gives it a good cleaning
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Whoever broke into a Massachusetts man’s home last week didn’t take a thing. They did, however, leave the house spotless. Nate Roman tells The Boston Globe that when he returned to his Marlborough home from work May 15, he could tell a stranger had been there. Nothing was missing, but the 44-year-old Roman […]7 years ago
West Point to graduate record number of black female cadets
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The class of cadets preparing to jubilantly toss their caps in the air at the U.S. Military Academy’s graduation ceremony Saturday includes 34 black women, a record number that’s a sign of concerted efforts to diversify West Point’s Long Gray Line. West Point remains mostly white and mostly male. The […]7 years ago
