SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — There was a moment at the end of the play “Bald Sisters” at Salt Lake Acting Company that I believe was the most profound I’ve experienced at a theater this year. Sophea (the younger of the title’s bald sisters, played by Audrey Pan in this production) has been attempting to meditate sporadically throughout the show and finding it challenging. There’s a very simple moment that closes the play, where the sisters meditate successfully together, forehead to forehead. One opens her eyes and looks at the other, then closes her eyes again. The ..read more

April 24 (UPI) — Post Malone, Platinum Dunes and Vault Comics have announced a graphic novel and movie collaboration. Post Malone, a part-time northern Utah resident, created the original story. In Post Malone’s story, an 18-wheeler is sent back to medieval Europe to fight demons with its heavy artillery. Vault will publish the graphic novel in 2025 while Platinum Dunes develops a feature film adaptation. Platinum Dunes is the production company of Michael Bay and Brad Fuller. Their films include The Purge and Quiet Place series and two live-action  ..read more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted a local man who allegedly stole from a dollar store and a jewelry business while armed. According to court documents, on May 6 of last year, 24-year-old Carlos Anthony Martinez, of Salt Lake City, robbed a Grantsville dollar store employee of money and merchandise while armed with a gun. On May 26, 2023, Martinez allegedly entered Fred Meyer Jewelers inside Smith’s Marketplace in Bountiful. “Martinez carried a hatchet in one hand and a handgun in the other and smashed the top of a glass ..read more

OGDEN, Utah, April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Weber County Animal Services, which is currently over capacity, is asking pet owners to consider another option before trying to surrender their animals. Rehome Your Pet is an online pet listing program that allows Weber County residents to list their cats, dogs and other small pets on the shelter website, where potential adopters can review photos and information about the available pets. The program has helped the Weber County shelter remain a no-kill facility, a news release says. “We work together with the public, volunteers and employees to ..read more

IRON COUNTY, Utah, April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A man tried on charges that he raped a coworker at a Paragonah dairy in 2021 has been convicted. Miguel Angel Leon Gomez, 28, was found guilty last week in an Iron County jury trial. He was convicted of: Forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony Rape, a first-degree felony Object rape, a first-degree felony Forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony The victim said that on the day of the attack, she arrived early for work, so waited for daylight in a work shed, pulling out her phone to pass the time. “While she was waiting, Gome ..read more

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A motorcyclist was critically injured Tuesday morning in a crash near Ivins. Crews from Dammeron Valley Fire & Rescue and Santa Clara-Ivins Fire & Rescue were dispatched at 2:06 a.m. to the site, just north of the Lava Flow Trailhead in Snow Canyon State Park, a DVFR statement says. “The incident involved a single motorcycle, and the rider had been ejected, suffering critical injuries.”  A Life Flight helicopter responded to transport the patient to St. George Regional Hospital. Although speed or equipment were not mention ..read more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 24, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — State wildlife officials has announced a record number of big game animals were fitted with GPS collars this winter. Those newly sporting the satellite tracking hardware range from 1,153 deer to 18 moose, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says. “Each year, the DWR captures big game animals to perform important health assessments and to place GPS collars on the animals to learn more about their migration patterns and survival rates,” the agency said in a news release. “This winter, a record 1,779 big game animals were captured, prov ..read more

OGDEN, Utah, April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Firefighters were dispatched to a single-family house fire early Wednesday, and evacuated 12 residents and one dog. Crews were called to the scene, on the 500 block of Monroe Boulevard, Ogden, and found the single-story house with flames and smoke showing on the outside of the residence. “The flames appeared to be extending into the home,” says a statement issued by the Ogden City Fire Department. “The structure was quickly searched and evacuated; firefighters had water on the fire within minutes. “Another home was threatened by the fire; however ..read more

HOLLADAY, Utah, April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A Holladay home found to be loaded with a large cache of old, unstable dynamite has been detonated by police bomb technicians. Unified Fire Authority officials said the dynamite, discovered in the home near 6200 South 2300 East, was reported by a new home owner Tuesday. It’s believed the ordinance had been stored in the structure for years by the family which previously owned the residence. After coming to the decision the dynamite was too old and unstable to move bomb technicians with Unified Police made the decision to detonate it in place a ..read more

DUCHESNE COUNTY, Utah, April 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in gathering additional information on an accused child sex offender. The agency shared a plea for assistance online Tuesday afternoon following the arrest of a Roosevelt man on child rape charges while he was awaiting trial on child pornography charges. “On April 15, 2024 a search warrant was executed on the residence of Michael Hardinger of Roosevelt, Utah,” reads the release signed by Sheriff Travis L. Tucker. “Mr. Hardinger was taken into custody on that date by de ..read more