Daughter of Hill Air Force Base officer living ‘American Idol’ dream
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by Gephardt Daily Staff
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, March 28, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The daughter of a Hill Air Force Base officer is getting the chance to showcase her talent and chase her dreams as a contestant on “American Idol.” Elleigh Francom, the daughter of the 75th Operations Squadron’s Lt. Col. Matthew Francom, advanced to Hollywood after her audition impressed the ABC singing competition’s judges, including country star Luke Bryan, who praised her being “the perfect ‘American Idol’ contestant.” “It was a crazy experience,” said Elleigh Francom, 20, of American Fork. “It was a long day with a lot of sittin ..read more
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3 Tooele residents accused of running COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
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by Gephardt Daily Staff
2h ago
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 27, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Three Tooele residents are accused of obtaining more than $422,000 in fraudulent loans designed to protect small businesses from financial loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. Halee Ann Mehlbauer, 38, Timothy George Lopez, 62, and Rick A. Bolton, 65, all of Tooele, are accused of running a Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud ring from July 2020 to January 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Utah. Mehlbauer, Lopez and Bolton were indicted by a federal grand jury Feb. 28 and were scheduled to appear before a U.S. magistrate ..read more
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Police investigating complaint into ‘unsafe’ traffic stop by Clinton officer
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by Gephardt Daily Staff
3h ago
CLINTON, Utah, March 28, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police are investigating a complaint into a traffic stop by a Clinton police officer dressed in full tactical gear that left two people feeling unsafe. Roy police issued a press release Thursday about the traffic stop involving two females who said they were followed from their home in West Haven about 11 p.m. Tuesday and then pulled over near 4800 S. Midland Drive by an unmarked Ford Explorer. “It was reported that during this contact, the officers making the traffic stop were not clearly identified and the two female occupants of the vehicle ..read more
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Donald Trump fights Georgia election case on First Amendment grounds
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by United Press International
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March 28 (UPI) — Donald Trump‘s defense attorney in the Georgia election interference case said during a hearing Thursday he cannot be tried for making false statements. Steven Sadow, representing the former president in the case in Fulton County, Georgia, argued that the charges in the RICO indictment that directly involve Trump are related to protected political speech. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee led the hearing, which lasted about two hours. McAfee did not make a ruling on the motion to dismiss the case. “I don’t think there’s any question that statements, comments, speech and condu ..read more
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U.S. Coast Guard looking for Marine missing off coast of Puerto Rico
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by United Press International
7h ago
March 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a U.S. Marine who went missing off of a Puerto Rico beach during dangerous rip currents Wednesday. The Coast Guard said it received a report of a person in distress off the coast of Luquillo on Wednesday. MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters and an HC-144 sentry aircraft were deployed to help search efforts, which continue into Thursday. “Still missing is Samuel Manijru, a U.S. Marine resident of Mass., who was visiting the island with his family, when he came into distress after going in the water Wednesday afternoon in the beach area of ‘La Pared ..read more
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Semi fire temporarily closes U.S. 40 in both directions in Summit County
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by Gephardt Daily Staff
7h ago
SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah, March 28, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A semitrailer fire briefly closed travel in both directions of U.S. 40 in Summit County on Thursday morning. The semi hauling two tankers was pulled over on westbound U.S. 40 between mile markers 4 and 5, in the area of Keetley Junction, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. No injuries were reported. The fire caused traffic delays in the area Thursday morning. Photo: Utah Highway PatrolThe post Semi fire temporarily closes U.S. 40 in both directions in Summit County first appeared on Gephardt Daily ..read more
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Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for fraud
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by United Press International
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March 28 (UPI) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty on fraud charges related to the downfall of the failed cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried, 32, appeared in a Manhattan court, where Judge Lewis Kaplan delivered the sentence. He was convicted in November on two wire fraud conspiracy counts, two counts of wire fraud, one money-laundering conspiracy count, plus commodities fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. The wire fraud and money laundering charges each carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in ..read more
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Roma Downey: ‘Baxters’ a ‘hope opera’ likely to satisfy ‘Touched by an Angel’ fans
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by United Press International
10h ago
NEW YORK, March 28 (UPI) — Touched by an Angel icon Roma Downey says she was hooked on Karen Kingsbury’s faith-based Redemption novel series from the moment she started reading it. Downey’s dream of sharing a screen version of the books with TV viewers is realized Thursday when The Baxters, a family drama based on Kingsbury’s bestsellers, premieres on Prime Video. The show follows the trials and triumphs of long-married couple Elizabeth (Downey) and John Baxter (Ted McGinley) and their five adult children, played by Ali Cobrin, Masey McLain, Josh Plasse, Emily Peterso ..read more
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Roosevelt PD arrests 17-year-old in gunpoint robbery
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by Tim Gurrister
15h ago
  ROOSEVELT, Utah, March 28, 2024 (Gephardt Daily — Police have made an arrest in a convenience store holdup in Roosevelt where the suspect fired a gun.   A 17-year-old has been charged in the Top Stop robbery after more than a month of investigation, the Roosevelt City Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon online.   The robber occurred just before 9 p.m. on Feb. 8 of this year in the Top Stop at 201 S. Main in Roosevelt, police said. “The suspect came into the convenience store with their hood up and face covered and brandished a firearm at the clerk while demanding ..read more
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Driver, passenger, survive 90-foot launch avoiding a head-on in Fairfield
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by Tim Gurrister
18h ago
FAIRFIELD, Utah, March 28, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office released a cautionary video Wednesday night after two people miraculously survived a crash after launching 90 feet in the air. The sheriff’s office shared the video on social media following the Wednesday mishap on State Road 73. “A driver traveling east on SR-73 in Fairfield this afternoon tried to pass another car. He didn’t see the car traveling west. “He then drove onto the shoulder to avoid causing a head-on crash. This could have been so much worse!” As it was, the driver was flown by medical chopper to ..read more
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