Skier ‘caught, carried, buried’ as avalanche cycle hits the Tetons after spring storm
JACKSON (WNE) — A skier was caught and buried in an avalanche Saturday on Teton Pass as people flocked to the backcountry after the first major storm in over a month. The skier, who survived with an injured leg,…
Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge
By MATTHEW LEE, BASSEM MROUE, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his…
Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon’s far side
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) — With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar fly-around promising magnificent views of the far side…
Southern California wildfire mostly contained as officials lift many evacuation orders
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A smoky wildfire in southern California that broke out a day earlier and prompted evacuation orders was mostly under control Saturday afternoon, fire officials said. Encompassing roughly 6.3 square miles (about 16 square kilometers) in Riverside County, about…
It’s-a-hit: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ box office blasts off with $372.5 million globally
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned $130.9 million…
Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge
By MATTHEW LEE, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American…
Independent Notes: Change — it’s always difficult, but promising.
Change, it’s never easy. I thought about that as I joined the Etna Ward for church services this past Sunday. The change is all the more difficult when something like the decades old Etna Ward building of The Church…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “I Don’t Drink Beer, But I Drive a Truck” by James F. Wright
A song recently released by singer/songwriter James F. Wright is up for vote in this week’s Kick It or Keep It. If voted to be kept, “I Don’t Drink Beer, But I Drive a Truck” will be added to The…
Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that’s forced some to evacuate
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled a smoky and fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California that forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors. The Springs Fire broke out around 11 a.m. Friday…
Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13’s record
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts were toasted by Canada on Saturday as they prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts….