It's 7,086 miles from Caldwell, Idaho, to Offinso, Ghana. The African town lies on the south end of the huge African panhandle (can I call it that?) in the western part of the continent.
That's how far Elder Brayden Call — a full-time missionary in the Ghana Kumasi Mission -- had to travel to his service area for his mission.
In a w...
The date was April 22, 1974.
It was about time to close the Hi-fi record and stereo shop in Ogden, Utah, with employees Stanley Walker, aged 20, and Michelle Ansley, aged 18, preparing to lock up and go home for the evening.
Suddenly and without warning, two vans screeched up to the store and four armed men jumped out and entered the store.
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We've already had several notable fires in Southern Utah this spring, and there's no doubt more are on the way, with dry air and dry fuel in the region.
Luckily, there has been little loss of property and no loss of life in the spate of fires we've seen so far...
Yesterday NASA admitted that there are thousands of pounds of space junk floating in orbit around our lovely planet.
In the past 60 years or so there have been more than 6,000 space missions and in large part, those missions jettisoned their leftover "junk," things like used batteries, waste and broken industrial parts...
There's an update on the elderly couple that was found dead a couple of months ago in separate rooms in their house in American Fork, Utah.
Authorities have ruled the deaths of an elderly American Fork couple whose bodies were found in their home this year as undetermined...
Even with a good water year like we've had, the Washington County Water Conservancy District is still offering rebate money if you remove grass turf and install desert-friendly landscaping in your yard (see the bullet points below).
Having a large grassy lawn used to be a sign of wealth...
My how time flies -- it has been more than two years since St. George Police Department marksman Seth LeFevre was faced with the choice of a lifetime.
Should I take the shot?
OK, here's the situation (by the way, this is a real situation that happened in February of 2022):
An armed man has carjacked a vehicle in Southern Utah and led police on a high-speed chase...
OK, OK, the odds of an elephant getting loose in your town are very low.
Like ridiculously low. Astronomically low. Practically none.
But it could happen.
Wednesday morning an elephant, spooked from the noise of a car backfiring, escaped its cage and bolted from a circus/carnival in Butte, Montana...
The year was 2021 when recently retired NBA Legend shocks the basketball community when he announces that he's a minority owner of the Utah Jazz basketball team. Wade played in the NBA for 16 years for 3 different teams, but most everybody knows him as the greatest Miami Heat player in franchise history...
Zach Wilson is a Jet no more.
Shuttled out of the Big Apple and on his way to the rocky tops, a fresh start awaits the former BYU star.
New Coaches, teammates, fans, scenery and above all, a clean slate will put a heavy collection of eyes on Wilson once more...
St. George is home to TWO new restaurants in town that sound VERY similar. One is Cubby's, while the other is Chubby's. For this review, I tried the latter: Chubby's Cafe off Bluff Street next to Hurst Ace Hardware. Chubby's is a Utah-based restaurant with locations in Orem, Vineyard, Saratoga Springs, Riverton, Payson, Tooele, Pleasant Grove, Heber, and now St...
Uncover the captivating story behind David Boice's unexpected conversion and baptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, touching hearts and sparking conversations in Utah and beyond.
Financial challenges exacerbated by the pandemic may lead Sundance Film Festival to move from Park City. Locals express concerns about the festival's impact.
Tomorrow is the BIG DAY for St. George 9 year old, Hendrix Lay. He's already won multiple Elk's Hoop Shoot contests, which has brought him to the National Championships in Chicago, Illinois. Hendrix has been practicing for nearly TWO MONTHS since qualifying for Nationals on February 24th in Las Vegas...