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  • Woman charged with DUI after driving into I-15 accident site, nearly hitting Life Flight helicopter, police say

    UTAH COUNTY, Utah, May 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A Salt Lake City woman was arrested for multiple misdemeanors, including driving under the influence, after officers say she drove through police barricades and into the scene of a car accident where a medical helicopter was loaded and prepared to take off. The driver arrested was […] The post Woman charged with DUI after driving into I-15 accident site, nearly hitting Life Flight helicopter, police say first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Update: Iran’s president killed in helicopter crash, gov’t confirms

    May 20 (UPI) — President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran died in a helicopter crash, the government confirmed Monday after search-and-rescue teams reached the wreckage of the aircraft and found no surviving passengers. The government of Iran confirmed said online that Raisi had been “martyred.” A statement on Raisi’s official website says he and the eight other occupants of […] The post Update: Iran’s president killed in helicopter crash, gov’t confirms first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • LDS senior sister missionary dies after California traffic accident that critically injures her partner husband

    FRESNO, California, May 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A married couple serving in California as full-time senior missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were involved in a Saturday traffic accident, which killed the wife and critically injured her husband. Killed was Sister Mary Hardin, 65. Elder Paul Hardin, also 65, is hospitalized. […] The post LDS senior sister missionary dies after California traffic accident that critically injures her partner husband first appeared...

  • SLCPD conducting homicide investigation in Ballpark Neighborhood

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 19, 2024 — The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating a homicide in the Ballpark neighborhood. “This investigation started around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2024, when SLC911 received information about a possible death at a home near Van Buren Avenue and Main Street,” according to a statement by […] The post SLCPD conducting homicide investigation in Ballpark Neighborhood first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Helicopter carrying Iran’s president crashes in East Azerbaijan

    May 19 (UPI) — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday suffered a crash landing, according to state-run media. Raisi’s condition was uncertain, and at least 40 rescue teams were deployed and fighting heavy fog in the mountainous area to reach the site, according to state media. The helicopter was flying over Iran’s East Azerbaijan […] The post Helicopter carrying Iran’s president crashes in East Azerbaijan first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • SLCPD investigating Avenues stabbing that left man critically injured

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating a stabbing in the Greater Avenues neighborhood that critically injured one person. This investigation started around 1:30 a.m. Sunday with a call to dispatch about a stabbing at 1st Avenue and North C Street. Officers arrived on […] The post SLCPD investigating Avenues stabbing that left man critically injured first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • South Salt Lake seeks info on missing, endangered girl, 13

    SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah, May 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — South Salt Lake police are asking for information from the public to help them find a 13-year-old girl last seen at 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The juvenile is named Aliah Samora. She is White, and has brown eyes and very long dark or black hair, according […] The post South Salt Lake seeks info on missing, endangered girl, 13 first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Man dead after single vehicle crash, fire on I-15 in American Fork

    AMERICAN FORK, Utah, May 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A man died on Interstate 15 at 12:51 a.m. Sunday after hitting a crash attenuator, head on. The driver was northbound near mile marker 278 (Pioneer Crossing off-ramp) when he struck the concrete structure, also known as a crash cushion, designed to absorb energy at the […] The post Man dead after single vehicle crash, fire on I-15 in American Fork first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Man, woman shot in SLC’s Glendale neighborhood; gang connection suspected

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 40-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were shot early Sunday morning in the Glendale neighborhood of Salt Lake City in what police are saying may be a gang-related incident. A call came to dispatch at 1:07 a.m., a statement from the Salt Lake City […] The post Man, woman shot in SLC’s Glendale neighborhood; gang connection suspected first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Israeli minister threatens to quit if Netanyahu does not agree to new Gaza plan

    May 19 (UPI) — Benny Gantz, a key member of Israel‘s three-member war cabinet, said Saturday he would quit the government if it does not adopt a new plan to end the war in Gaza. In a speech and in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, Gantz spelled out a six-point plan for withdrawing from the Strip and […] The post Israeli minister threatens to quit if Netanyahu does not agree to new Gaza plan first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Duchesne High basketball team investigated for alleged sexual assault in Cedar City

    CEDAR CITY, Utah, May 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving the Duchesne High School basketball team during the State 2A Boys High School tournament hosted at Southern Utah University. The incident under investigation occurred off-campus during the weekend of the tourney, Cedar City Police Sgt. Tim Bonzo said, […] The post Duchesne High basketball team investigated for alleged sexual assault in Cedar City first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • Two teens airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital after struck, critically injured in Spanish Fork

    SPANISH FORK, Utah, May 18, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Two teenage girls were struck by a Kia Soul SUV and critically injured Saturday afternoon. The girls were transported from the scene, at 2300 E. Canyon Road, in Spanish Fork, after the 3:30 p.m. incident. “Witnesses advised the girls darted out into traffic in front of […] The post Two teens airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital after struck, critically injured in Spanish Fork first appeared on Gephardt Daily.