A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On June 8, 1978, a jury in Clark County, Nevada, ruled the so-called “Mormon will,” purportedly written by the late billionaire Howard Hughes, was a forgery. The saga started way back in 1967, and Melvin Dummar, the northern Utah man at the […]
Britain’s Nina Hughes felt she had been “robbed” after being incorrectly announced as the winner in her WBA bantamweight title fight against Cherneka Johnson. The match in Perth, Australia concluded amidst farcical scenes as the ring announcer first called Hughes as the victor by a majority decision of the judges, before awarding the victory to […]
Even as Naples Airport Authority studies the possibility of moving the airport in 20 or so years, it is working on improving flight patterns, how high planes fly over Naples, shared airspace with Marco Island Executive Airport and safety. Texas-based Hughes Aerospace is in the middle of a feasibility study to develop conceptual designs for […]
An 18-year-old photographer who drowned at Versailles State Park in Indiana will be laid to rest Monday. Jac-Cen-Del High School will close for the visitation and funeral for Carson Hughes. Hughes, known for this wildlife photography, was found dead shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, in six feet of water in Versailles Lake, the Indiana […]
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – State Senator Bryan Hughes helped create a Texas law that restricts social media companies from moderating certain content and now the Supreme Court is debating to uphold it. Henderson County investigating saloon fire as arson “That’s where people go to express their first amendment views,” Hughes said. On Monday, the Supreme […]
KENOSHA, Wis. – He made a damning confession in front of a church convention that led to charges and a prison sentence. U.S. Marshals explain the convicted sex offender is now on the run. “We would consider him a danger to the community and someone that needs to be apprehended,” the marshal on the case […]
Feb. 8—PLATTSBURGH — If elected City of Plattsburgh mayor, Wendell Hughes hopes he can look back four years from now and say “look at what we’ve done.” “That’s essentially where I want to be,” Hughes said on the steps of the Clinton County Government Center, where he announced his mayoral candidacy Wednesday morning. “I’m so […]
For the second trial in a row, a 9-year-old girl stood tall on the witness stand. Clutching a blue teddy bear and a pink unicorn, the girl testified that she and her two younger sisters were sexually abused by Stonie Butler and Stephen Hughes. For the second trial in a row, such testimony led to […]