Author: Kevin Thompson

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Thirteen individuals, including several alleged gang members, were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a multi-agency operation on Sunday, February 16. The arrests were part of a broader crackdown by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and ICE, aimed at removing dangerous criminal aliens from the streets of Utah. According to officials from the Rocky Mountain Division of the DEA, four of the individuals arrested have known gang affiliations. All 13 are now in ICE custody for processing. The operation, which involved several law enforcement agencies, has been praised by ICE…

PROVO, Utah — The Provo City fire marshal has officially disclosed the cause of a fireworks malfunction that resulted in dozens of injuries during the 2024 Stadium of Fire event on Independence Day. According to Fire Marshal Lynn Schofield, the incident was the result of a manufacturing defect in the fireworks, which caused them to misfire into the crowd, injuring at least 27 people. The fireworks display, which was held at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, quickly turned catastrophic when several fireworks veered off course, shooting into the audience. Six people were treated at local hospitals, with some sustaining direct…