Alton Barnhart

4 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Alex Cabrero |Alton Barnhart |Kennedy Camarena

SALT LAKE CITY — The sound of bagpipes echoed off the marble steps of the Utah Capitol Saturday morning. It was the kind of sound that makes people stop and listen. But this event wasn’t about music. It was about a gunshot; one that was fired 250 years ago on Lexington Green in Massachusetts, a moment forever known as the Shot Heard Round the World. It was the beginning of the American Revolution and, eventually, the story of how the United States began.

5 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Carter Williams |Alton Barnhart |Mariah Maynes

SALT LAKE CITY — Earth has experienced at least five “mass extinction” events throughout its existence, but some species have been able to survive these major shifts. Utah researchers say they believe they now know how existing crocodile, alligator and gharial species were able to survive the last two extinctions — each tens of millions of years ago — which could help understand how certain species can survive future events.

5 days ago | kslnewsradio.com | Alton Barnhart

LEHI — Timpanogos Highway was shut down Thursday night due to a diesel fuel spill, according to the Lehi Fire Department. The Lehi FD said in a Facebook post that a trailer hauling diesel fuel overturned and ruptured on the westbound lanes. The trailer was carrying approximately 300 gallons of diesel fuel, according to the post. Lehi FD Hazmat technicians responded to the area, as they worked to contain the spill and stop the leak.

5 days ago | ksltv.com | Alton Barnhart

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5 days ago | ksltv.com | Alton Barnhart

LOCAL NEWS Apr 19, 2025, 9:25 AM | Updated: 9:25 am SALT LAKE CITY — A woman was arrested Wednesday for five counts of possession with intent to distribute, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. According to the affidavit, agents with the Iron/Garfield/Beaver Narcotics Task Force assisted federal probation with a house check on 72-year-old Roxanna Simkins. The GCSO said Simkins was known to possibly be involved in drug activities related to distribution.