BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Extreme heat descended on parts of the U.S. northern Rocky Mountains on Monday, as authorities struggled to contain dozens of wildfires burning in a region parched by prolonged drought and blanketed with thick smoke. Record-setting temperatures were forecast for much of eastern Montana and portions of […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has set a new record for visitors in a single month. National Park Service data shows the park saw nearly 676,000 visitors in June, topping the number during the same period in 2019 by a wide margin, the Spectrum newspaper reported. In June […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Elder Ronald A. Rasband of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of Twelve Apostles has been named as the Grand Marshal of the Days of ’47 parade this Friday in downtown Salt Lake City. Elder Rasband expressed appreciation for this opportunity, saying “this is a […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A Utah man hiking with the young son of his fiancee fell to his death near Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon, leaving the 9-year-old boy to climb down the mountain by himself, authorities said. The boy’s mother called for help, saying she could see her son […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 13-year-old Utah boy is dead after he was accidently shot by a 15-year-old friend, police said. The teens sneaked away from their homes and met up at a church parking lot in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan, said police Lt. Richard Bell. One […]
KONIGSEE, Germany (AP)-Much of the sliding track at Königssee, Germany has been washed away, after torrents of floodwater pushed through large segments of the facility and turned it into piles of rubble. Sunday, German officials reported they were evaluating the damage, though it was clear that large areas of the track — […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A new kind of broadband internet is coming to Tuba City, Ariz. on the Navajo Nation. It will be beamed down from space by so-called “satellite constellations.” This technology can provide much-needed Internet access in rural areas. However, there is a potential problem. The new satellites […]
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — After rolling triumphantly into Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park waving an American flag on Independence Day, Dusty Campbell promptly collapsed onto the grass. There, the 31-year-old physical therapist was met by a small crowd and a barrage of puppy kisses from his German and Dutch Shepherd, […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Saturday evening, a new Miss Wasatch County was crowned for the first time in the past two years as Chanelle Smith earned the title during the pageant at Wasatch High School. As Miss Wasatch County 2022, she will preside over all events at the Wasatch County Fair. She […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Shawna Erin Wright, 62, of Salt Lake City, died of heat exhaustion in the city July 4 while she was in the midst of a mental crisis, “after a long battle with mental illness,” Tricia Wright wrote in in an obituary published July 11. July […]
