SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The guts of runover Mormon crickets and rain are a treacherous combination. Over the weekend, officials said the slick “sludge” caused several crashes in northern Nevada. Eureka County Sheriff Jesse Watts said that anytime the summertime insect hordes are on the wet roads, it creates a hazard for drivers. “You […]
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Mormon cricket ‘sludge’ causes crashes in Nevada
Authorities in Nevada are warning drivers to be cautious after Mormon cricket “sludge” caused several crashes over the weekend. The icky combination of mashed Mormon crickets run over by cars and recent rain created a slippery muck over roads and led to two crashes involving three semi-trucks on Interstate 80, the Eureka County Sheriff’s Office. No […]
These are the top 10 holdings of the Mormon church’s $55 billion stock portfolio
Getty Images The investment arm of the Mormon church revealed some of its holdings in a 13F filing Wednesday. The church has amassed a portfolio of individual stocks worth $55 billion. These are the top 10 holdings of the church’s stock portfolio as of March 31. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has […]
Slain Microsoft exec, suspects got into heated argument at Mormon church over kids’ hair, records show
Slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan got into an alleged argument with his ex-wife and her second husband – who are accused of plotting his murder in February 2022 – at a Mormon church before his death, a witness told police. Bridegan was fatally shot in front of his car after coming across a tire in […]
Mormon Church buys $174M industrial park in Hialeah, the biggest warehouse deal of 2023
It was the biggest industrial transaction in Miami-Dade County in 2023. Six warehouses in Hialeah were snagged for $174.3 million, but the buyer wasn’t a major corporation or manufacturer. It was the Mormon Church. It’s not yet clear what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, plans to […]
Nearly 50 people suffer carbon monoxide poisoning at Mormon church in Utah
Nearly 50 people who attended a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Utah were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, church officials said Monday. Fifty-four people who attended the meetinghouse in Monroe, roughly 174 miles south of Salt Lake City, reported symptoms, and 49 were treated for elevated levels of the poisonous gas, […]