Author: Kevin Thompson

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A wrong-way driver was killed in a tragic crash on I-15 Sunday afternoon. The incident, which occurred around 12:30 p.m., involved a 72-year-old man who was later identified as David Rick Garrard of Salt Lake City. According to the Utah Highway Patrol (UHP), Garrard initially entered the westbound lanes of I-80 from the wrong direction. He continued driving against traffic and eventually merged onto northbound I-15, heading south. As he continued driving in the wrong direction, Garrard sideswiped a Hyundai at approximately 700 South on I-15 before crashing head-on into an Audi. Garrard was pronounced…

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Eight members of Utah’s American Red Cross disaster team have been deployed to assist communities across the Midwest and Southern U.S. after devastating flooding and tornadoes ravaged the region. The volunteers, hailing from cities such as Draper, North Ogden, West Point, Hyde Park, South Jordan, Salt Lake City, and Sandy, have been sent to areas in Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and Arkansas. These states have experienced catastrophic weather events, with at least 20 reported fatalities as a result of the severe conditions. The National Weather Service has issued warnings of continuing “catastrophic flooding” as nearly 70…