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Payton Davis

Payton Davis is a member of the Audience team. He obtained prior journalism experience at The Spectrum & Daily News and Utah Tech University’s student newspaper. Davis grew up in Kamas, Utah, and now resides in Salt Lake City.

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Politics
The Kosovo War, explained
2023 marks 25 years since the conflict started.
By Payton Davis
Soccer star Gareth Bale is retiring after a 17-year career.
Sports
This MLS star and key Wales soccer figure is retiring
Gareth Bale will be remembered for his contributions to the Welsh national team and Real Madrid.
By Payton Davis
Soccer star Lionel Messi practices with Paris Saint-Germain after Argentina’s World Cup win.
Sports
What team does Lionel Messi play for other than Argentina?
The soccer great plays at professional level in France
By Payton Davis
Cristiano Ronaldo attends his Al Nassr soccer unveiling in Saudi Arabia.
Sports
This soccer legend’s latest move brought him to Saudi Arabia
Soccer team Al Nassr’s signing of Cristiano Ronaldo makes him the highest paid athlete in the world.
By Payton Davis
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland celebrates.
Sports
Is soccer star Erling Haaland unstoppable?
The Norwegian forward has 20 goals in 14 games for his new team.
By Payton Davis
A green turtle swims in waters off Ribbon Reef No. 10 near Cairns, Australia, on Jan. 26, 2019.
U.S. & World
(Mostly) good news from the Great Barrier Reef
Coral cover on portions of the reef at highest level in 36 years.
By Payton Davis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a speech.
U.S. & World
Why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won’t be going on ‘The View’ anytime soon
The 2024 presidential hopeful just turned down an invite
By Payton Davis
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski runs down the pitch during a soccer match against the New York Red Bulls, Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Harrison, N.J.
Sports
A look at Barcelona’s 5 summer transfers
Jules Koundé’s move from Sevilla caps off an impressive haul
By Payton Davis
People throng President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official residence three days after it was stormed by anti-government protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
U.S. & World
The latest upheaval in Sri Lanka’s political crisis
By Payton Davis
President Joe Biden speaks at Max S. Hayes Hight School in Cleveland.
U.S. & World
President Biden just extended temporary legal status for migrants, refugees from Venezuela
By Payton Davis
Mink look out of a cage.
U.S. & World
The Danish mink cull scandal, explained
In 2020, public officials in Denmark decided to cull the nation’s entire farmed mink population due to the pandemic.
By Payton Davis
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U.S. & World
Will Biden’s act on baby formula ease concerns over growing shortage?
How could the Defense Production Act help ease the baby formula crisis in the U.S.?
By Payton Davis
The major Amazon outage primarily affected U.S. customers and internet users.
Science & Tech
Why Disney+, Netflix, airlines sites have been down
By Payton Davis
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U.S. & World
What happened at the U.S. Capitol? How the riot in Washington unfolded
Tracking the events that began Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C, when Congress convened to certify the Electoral College results in favor of President-elect Joe Biden and supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol Building.
By Jeff Parrott, Herb Scribner, and 2 more
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Utah
What did Trump’s weekend tweet storm about Romney say?
By Payton Davis
A man and woman died early Saturday morning in a shooting at Payson Canyon, police said.
Utah
Police: Man, woman dead after apparent suicide, accidental shooting at Payson Canyon
A man and woman died early Saturday morning in a shooting at Payson Canyon, police said.
By Payton Davis and Ashley Imlay
State Route 28 between Levan and Gunnison was closed Saturday morning after a semitrailer rollover and gasoline spill.
Utah
S.R. 28 near Levan closed after rollover, gas spill
State Route 28 between Levan and Gunnison was closed Saturday morning after a semitruck rollover and gasoline spill.
By Payton Davis
A 4.03 magnitude earthquake struck near Kanosh early Wednesday.
Utah
Earthquake shakes Kanosh, Utah
The U.S. Geological Survey indicated that a 4.03 magnitude earthquake struck near Kanosh in Millard County after midnight Wednesday.
By Payton Davis
Bronson Joseph Flynn
Utah
Man shot, killed in confrontation near St. George bar
Police arrested a man they say shot and killed another man following a confrontation outside a bar early Saturday morning.
By Payton Davis
FILE - A TRAX train carries passengers on Main Street in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018.
Utah
TRAX train delays Wednesday morning caused by overnight sparks, explosion
TRAX commuters faced significant delays Wednesday after sparks and an explosion shut down lines overnight.
By Payton Davis and Shara Park
A fellow hunter found a 19-year-old Sunday morning who had gone missing while deer hunting the day before.
Utah
Fellow hunter finds missing 19-year-old deer hunter in Davis County
Mason Bakker was located Sunday morning cold but “otherwise in great shape,” according to a tweet from the Davis County Sheriff’s Office.
By Payton Davis and Sean Moody
A 18-year-old man whom police believe orchestrated a plan to kidnap another teen, stab him, duct tape him and dump him near Magna, has been arrested.
Utah
Suspected DUI crash in West Valley injures 7
A crash early Sunday injured seven occupants from two cars, leaving one person in critical condition, according to authorities.
By Payton Davis
Boyce Schall of Arlee, Montana, captured the intense scene of an elk knocking down a man in Yellowstone National Park in a video that went viral Friday afternoon.
U.S. & World
Video captures elk knocking man to the ground in Yellowstone
A video from Boyce Schall of Arlee, Montana, that went viral captured an elk knocking over a man Thursday in Yellowstone National Park.
By Payton Davis
A 18-year-old man whom police believe orchestrated a plan to kidnap another teen, stab him, duct tape him and dump him near Magna, has been arrested.
Utah
Man dies after being hit by TRAX train near Salt Lake airport
A man died Sunday night after he was hit by a TRAX train near the airport.
By Payton Davis
Scientists believe the Keystone virus could become widespread now that doctors have one confirmed case of Keystone for a 16-year-old boy in North Florida.
Utah
Utah sees first death from West Nile virus in 2018
Utah has seen its first death of the season from West Nile virus, the Salt Lake County Health Department reported in a statement Wednesday.
By Payton Davis
Police are investigating a crash on the border of Bountiful and Woods Cross that killed a motorcyclist Wednesday night.
Utah
Man in small car dies after hitting UTA bus head-on in Ogden
Ogden Police Lt. Brian Eynon said the 15 to 20 passengers on the bus only received minor injuries.
By Payton Davis
FILE - Sen. Orrin Hatch speaks during the Utah Republican Party Nominating Convention at the Maverik Center in West Valley City on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
Utah
Google search said Sen. Hatch died; here’s how he proved that he’s alive
Sen. Orrin Hatch humorously responded with a series of tweets Tuesday morning to a Google search that indicated he’d died.
By Payton Davis
FILE - Author Wallace Stegner is shown during a visit to New York, May 8, 1979. Stegner, who sought to capture places in his writing that spanned the entire American West, died 25 years ago this spring.
Utah
Utah observations from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wallace Stegner, 25 years after his death
Twenty-five years after his death, here are some of author and historian Wallace Stegner’s memorable observations about the Beehive State.
By Payton Davis
The Kanab all-woman town council served from 1911 to 1913. Left to right: Luella McAllister, treasurer; Blanche Hamblin, councilor; Mary W. Chamberlain, mayor; Tamar Hamblin, clerk; Ada Seegmiller, councilor.
Utah
How Kanab’s 1911 all-women town council went from ‘disgusted’ to making history
With Women’s History Month in full swing, check out how Kanab’s all-women Town Council made headlines more than a century ago.
By Payton Davis and Lauren Fields
A 18-year-old man whom police believe orchestrated a plan to kidnap another teen, stab him, duct tape him and dump him near Magna, has been arrested.
Utah
Motorcyclist dies in crash in Saratoga Springs
A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a car.
By Payton Davis
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