Utah

Utah Wildfire Was Started By Machine Guns

12:42AM September 21, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Over 100 firefighters are currently battling a blaze in Herriman, Utah, which has already scorched 3500 acres and displaced 1500 families. It started yesterday during the Utah National Guard’s machine gun practise. More »


Online

Utah Attorney General Uses Twitter To Announce Executions

11:29PM June 18, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

I know that Twitter is becoming part of everyone’s lives, but Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff may be taking it way too far by announcing executions in real time. Three tweets about Ronnie Lee Gardner’s execution by firing squad: More »


Science

Spectacular Meteor Lights Up The Utah Skies

11:20AM November 21, 2009 | Adam Frucci

If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin’ huge meteor that lit up the entire sky. More »


Mobile

Utah Now Punishes Texting While Driving With Prison Sentence

9:00AM August 30, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The Senate may be trying to pass a federal ban on texting while driving, but Utah recently passed a much stronger bill: It views the act is inherently reckless and punishes it as harshly as drunk driving. More »