@NWSSaltLakeCity / Twitter Boom Heard Over Western State Nearly Solved After National Weather Service Shares 'Two Reddish Pixels' A loud 'boom' had residents wondering where the huge noise was coming from. Now, there might be an answer.l By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal August 14, 2022
TFLEV / YouTube screen shot Painful: Journalist Spends 30 Minutes Trying To Get Electric Car Charger To Work, Forced To Completely Give Up 'Get your act together, really. It shouldn't be this hard,' he lamented after a long struggle to charge the electric vehicle. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal July 12, 2022
KSL News / YouTube screen shot Gas Thief Catches Himself on Fire While Drilling Truck's Fuel Tank A would-be thief stars in an instructional video about what can go wrong when you drill into gasoline tanks. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal July 3, 2022
@DatelineNBC / Twitter Criminal Investigation Opened Into Disappearance of Teen Farmer, Only a Few Disturbing Clues Left Behind A teen farmer's disappearance has launched a widespread search effort, but no sign of the young man has been found. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal June 18, 2022
Utah Department of Public Safety / Facebook screen shot Video: Rescue Team Airlifts 17 Kids and 2 Adults Stranded in Expert-Level Canyon for 30 Hours The kids - most of whom were 11 or 12 - were in varying states of exhaustion, dehydration and shock after being stranded for 30 hours. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 15, 2022
St. George Police Department via KUTV-TV Armed Kidnapper Was Untouchable Until a Distant Police Sniper Turned the Tables Everyone (except the bad guy) benefits from police having a wide array of tools and training at their disposal. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal June 11, 2022
North Fork Fire Department / Facebook Woman in 'Serious Danger' After Slipping on Ice and Getting Stranded on Canyon Cliff While Hiking Local rescue teams responded to the scene with climbers, pulley systems and, eventually, a helicopter. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 6, 2022
@DavisSheriffUT / Twitter screen shot Good Samaritans Step in to Prevent Tragedy, Save Two Women When Utah Teen Goes on Stabbing Spree Several people in Utah are unsung heroes after placing themselves in harm's way, ultimately saving the lives of two different women. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 16, 2022
Nathan Howard/Getty Images Two Military Moms Take a Break from Training to Help Tackle Formula Shortage in Incredible Way The mothers, who have their own infant children, donated milk to families facing the baby formula shortage. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal May 16, 2022
Summit County Sheriff - Utah Autistic Teen Missing More Than Two Years Found Living on Street; Mom Says He Likely Was Given Flawed Advice Before Leaving His parents continued to search, checking morgues and reports of unidentified individuals for their missing son. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 24, 2022
JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images 26 Republican Governors Launch 'Border Strike Force,' Declare Biden Has 'Failed to Secure the Border' Republican governors are banding together to address the crime wave linked to Joe Biden's failure to secure the border. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 20, 2022
Entheos Academy / Facebook screen shot Students Answer Call to Make Cards for Ukrainian Refugees, 'Completely Flood' Governor's Mansion Utah students responded with an overwhelming amount of letters, some even going the extra mile and writing them in Ukrainian. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 1, 2022
Candice Thompson / Facebook screen shot Mother of Four Dies in Tragic Hiking Accident After Stepping Onto Weak Rock Edge, Falling 100 Feet The Sevier County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the fall appeared to be accidental and that the area had been weakened due to the elements. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 1, 2022
Utah County Sheriff's Office / Facebook Deputies Enter Home to Find 14 Dogs Living in Horrible Conditions and 15 More in the Freezer One deputy was bitten in the ankle, though his boot protected him, and an animal shelter employee was also bitten. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 17, 2022
Ogden Police UT / Facebook screen shot Utah Police Fall Through Ice After Rescuing Autistic Teen from Pond The police department posted that it was 'grateful no one sustained serious injuries' in the frightening incident. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 25, 2022
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images As Oil Hits Over $100 Per Barrel, Biden Halts Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Land As oil prices spike, Biden has halted leases on federal lands for oil and gas drilling, which keeps the U.S. from being energy independent. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal February 24, 2022
@YahooNews / Twitter; Matt Gush / Shutterstock Man Who Allegedly Faked His Own Death to Hide from Authorities Discovered Alive Halfway Across the World Scottish authorities worked with US authorities to detain and monitor the 34-year-old man, who was now going by the name Arthur Knight. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 18, 2022
Drew Angerer/Getty Images 'The Last Line of Defense:' Conservative Lawmakers to Make Push for Constitutional Convention There are stirrings again for a constitutional convention to be convened, but it would not necessarily be an easy task. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal December 8, 2021