The Pigeon Express
The fire in Springville was started by a man who was trying to kill a spider on Monday afternoon, police say. The Springville Fire Department said the fire was reported “on the mountain north of downtown” before 5pm. Officials said the fire is growing to nearly 40 acres, and requires the assistance of several nearby […]
Human footprints believed to date from the end of the last ice age have been discovered on the salt flats of the Air Force’s Utah Testing and Training Range (UTTR) by Cornell researcher Thomas Urban in forthcoming research. Urban and Daron Duke, of Far Western Anthropological Research Group, were driving to an archaeological hearth site […]
A Rhode Island man who is believed to have faked his death and fled the US to evade prosecution in Utah and other states has been apprehended in Scotland after being hospitalised with Covid-19, authorities said. Nicholas Alahverdian was discovered after developing a serious case of the coronavirus and being placed on a ventilator at […]
A missing college student was found and reunited with her family after she went missing on December 13, Snow College officials said in a news conference. Madelyn Allen was found at a house in Wayne County, Utah, college police said. Brent Brown, a 39-year-old man from Utah, was taken into custody, according to Snow College […]
A man is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly firing a gun at his father because he brought home the wrong variety of chicken wings. The Davis County Attorney’s Office has filed two charges, attempted murder and felony discharge of a firearm against 30-year-old Alika Suliafu. Bountiful Police arrested the man after the incident. […]
Newly-released bodycam footage has revealed Gabby Petito told cops Brian Laundrie had hit her and cut her face by grabbing her ‘with his nail’ during a domestic incident less than two weeks before she was last seen alive.The never-before-seen footage from a second officer’s body camera shows the cop pointing out ‘new’ marks on Petito’s […]
An image of a popular internet meme, featuring a two-year-old girl, has been sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) for about $74,000. The picture, dubbed Side Eyeing Chloe, shows young Chloe Clem giving a disapproving look after her mother reveals a surprise trip to Disneyland. NFTs are digital tokens which demonstrate ownership of electronic art. […]
Weeks before Gabby Petito disappeared while on a cross-country van trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie evidence of tension between Petito and Laundrie has emerged.A 911 audio recording in Utah sheds new light on a now-well-publicized incident in which police confronted the pair on August 12.In the 911 recording from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office […]
At least seven people died and several more were critically injured when authorities say a sand or dust storm caused visibility issues that led to a series of crashes involving 20 vehicles in Utah on Sunday evening. The crashes happened on I-15 near Kanosh, the Utah Department of Public Service (DPS) said in a news […]
An American gun company is facing a backlash after producing a pistol that looks like a children’s toy made of Lego. Culper Precision has named the weapon Block19, the company developed to “highlight the pure enjoyment of the shooting sports”. Danish toy maker Lego has written to the company demanding that it stop producing the […]
California declared a state of emergency to address power system concerns, as parts of the US south-west reported dangerously high temperatures. An excessive heat warning is in place for much of Arizona and California, and southern areas of Nevada and Utah. People are being told to stay in air-conditioned areas and out of the sun. […]
The United States confirmed the first known case of the coronavirus in a wild animal, a mink. The discovery increases concerns about outbreaks in mink as the virus has killed more than 15,000 farmed mink in the United States since August. Global health officials are investigating the potential risk the animals may pose to people […]