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Search and rescue teams called to help distressed hiker in Logan Canyon | News
LOGAN — Emergency crews were called to the Wind Cave in Logan Canyon to help a distressed hiker. The incident was reported Friday, just after 12 p.m. According to emergency radio communications, the 65-year-old woman was hiking the trail when she lost consciousness. Other hikers notified 911 dispatch operators,...
Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month with discounts at DWR gun ranges
LOGAN - The Cache Valley Public Shooting Range is celebrating National Shooting Sports Month by offering free entry to their rifle, pistol and archery ranges on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. as well as discounted rounds on the shotgun ranges. Owned and operated by the Utah...
Westbound lanes of I-80 reopen after fatal semi truck crash shuts down highway for hours
A fatal semi truck crash on I-80 stopped westbound traffic. As of 10 a.m. Saturday, the left three lanes remained closed. The accident happened around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, when a semi truck driver towing a 53-foot trailer lost control, according to a report from the Utah Department of Public Safety. The driver hit the right concrete barrier at Lamb’s Canyon.
Severe Weather Alert for Utah: Anticipate Strong Winds and Thunderstorms
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Salt Lake City has issued a warning of gusty thunderstorm winds expected to hit Utah this afternoon and evening. The western part of the state is likely to experience the highest chances of 50-60 mph wind gusts. As a precautionary measure, residents are advised to remain weather-aware and be prepared to take shelter when storms approach.
Taberon Honie’s request to avoid death penalty denied as state moves forward with execution plan
Taberon Honie’s request to have his death sentence commuted and instead serve the rest of his life in prison was denied on Friday. His execution by lethal injection, planned for Aug. 8 just after midnight, will continue as scheduled, the state said. The decision comes on the heels of Honie’s commutation hearing earlier this week, […]
Utah Supreme court overturns death sentence for man who murdered witness in 1985
The Utah Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Douglas Lovell this week, ruling that attorneys for the convicted murderer were ineffective during testimony about his excommunication from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinion, issued on Thursday, reaffirms Lovell’s murder conviction. But instead of facing the death penalty, he will be […]
Wasatch Back follows Utah trend in record fentanyl pill seizures
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration considers fentanyl “the nation’s greatest and most urgent drug threat.”. The Utah News Dispatch reports Utah has already seized a record number of fentanyl pills this year. In 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its local partners seized more than 664,000 fentanyl pills,...
Sunrise Stories: 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Declared Dead After Accident near St. George BLVD
Officials from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration reported a record number of fentanyl pills were seized throughout the state in 2023. Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat in the entire country, and such a threat required several high-ranking officials to meet in Northern Utah on Thursday to discuss the issue.
New machine harvests water from thin air in dry environments
Earth’s atmosphere contains an immense amount of water, enough to fill Utah’s Great Salt Lake 800 times. This vast resource has the potential to pull clean drinking water out of thin air for billions of people facing global shortages. Existing atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) technologies are hindered by...
Ryan Smith: Utah ‘Not Going To Be Known As A Small Market’
SALT LAKE CITY – Ryan Smith, chairman of the Smith Entertainment Group is in Paris to celebrate the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games, and discuss the direction of Salt Lake City ahead of the 2023 Winter Olympics. Speaking at an event featuring 500 young athletes from over 36...
Great Salt Lake dry-up may be increasing greenhouse gas emissions: Study
As the Great Salt Lake falls prey to human-induced drought conditions, its increasingly exposed seabed is emitting greenhouse gases and accelerating climate change, a new study has found. About 4.1 million tons of such gases were released from the dried-out lake floor in 2020 alone, with carbon dioxide making up 94 percent of those emissions,…
Locals represent at national high school rodeo finals
Several teens from Tremonton and surrounding communities showed the rest of the country what Box Elder rodeo is all about with strong showings at this year’s National High School Finals Rodeo, held July 14-20 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Six locals, some representing Utah and others Idaho, left their mark...
The USA vs China Rivalry Has Never Been More Back After IOC Tells America To Just Stop Caring About The Chinese Doping Their Faces Off
NPR -- In a shocking move on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee moved to crush U.S. inquiries into a Chinese sports doping scandal, by threatening to reject Salt Lake City's bid to host the Winter Games in 2034. In a series of fierce statements coordinated by IOC President Thomas Bach,...
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