Firefighters gain ground on Cottonwood Fire; cooler weather aids containment efforts
BEAVER COUNTY, Utah, June 29, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Firefighters battling the Cottonwood Fire made significant progress Sunday as cooler temperatures, higher humidity and...
Utah fire agencies, first responders post tributes to 3 firefighters killed in wildfire on...
UTAH, June 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- Sunday was a busy day for Utah firefighters and other first responders, with new and existing wildfires...
Canyonland Nat’l Park pauses backcountry activities in The Needles district
CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Utah, June 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- Canyonlands National Park has "paused" backcountry activities in Needles District due to a wildfire.
The...
Trump unveils new-look passport design with his name, image
June 27 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump released the new design for the cover of U.S. passports, which features an image of him on one side and...
Gov. Cox asks for prayers for families of firefighters killed while serving on the...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- Gov. Spencer Cox has shared his reaction to the news that three firefighters lost...
BREAKING: Three federal wildland firefighters killed, 2 injured in burnover on Colorado-Utah border
MESA COUNTY, Colo., June 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Three federal wildland firefighters were killed and two others were injured Saturday while battling a...
Reports: Official who claimed to have teleported fired at FEMA
June 267 (UPI) -- A Federal Emergency Management Agency official who claims he was once teleported to a Waffle House has been ousted from the...
Giraffe found safe after days on the loose in Texas
REAL COUNTY, Texas, June 27, 2026 (UPI) -- Gracie the wandering Giraffe has been found!
And looking at an aerial photo, we have to...
Update: 164 reported killed in Venezuelan earthquake, at least 700 injured
CARACAS, Venezuela, June 25, 2026 (UPI) -- A pair of major earthquakes hit near the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings and...
Magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquake strike Venezuela; USGS says high casualties, widespread damage likely
CARACAS, Venezuela, June 24, 2026 (UPI) -- Two major earthquakes -- magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 -- hit near the Venezuela capital of Caracas on Wednesday...
Former youth pastor indicted for 2006 alleged murder of wife, who died in fall...
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah, June 23, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- The Washington County Attorney's Office has filed a murder charge against a Las Vegas man,...
Judge strikes down SNAP bans on soft drinks, candy
June 23 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot allow states to bar federal food assistance recipients from using their...
West Jordan woman extradited from Croatia to face international parental kidnapping, passport fraud charges
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 23, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- A West Jordan woman who allegedly took her four biological children overseas without the...
Garfield Co. Sheriff IDs man in cold case 28 years after discovery of remains
GARFIELD COUNTY, Utah, June 23, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- The Garfield County Sheriff has announced the partial resolution of a cold case involving skeletonized...
