Silver Alert issued for man missing from Layton
LAYTON, Utah, Oct. 27, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A Silver Alert has been issued for a 66-year-old man last seen in Layton. Matthew Matchett, 66, was last seen at about 10 a.m. Monday at the Comfort Inn, at 877 North 400 West. He stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds.
via Gephardt DailyLaytonOctober 27, 2026
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The DEPARTMENT OF
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY
presents
IceCube: The
Telescope at
the End of
the World
Wednesday
October 28th, 2026
Seminar Talk: 1:30 pm
Tracy Hall Science Center
Room 102
Vedant Basu, PhD
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory recently celebrated 15
years of discoveries in the
StatewideOctober 27, 2026
DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to another Utah teenager's 1974 killing
Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson's announcement comes exactly 52 years after Melissa Ann Smith's body was discovered. Bundy killed at least 30 women and girls in the 1970s. He was executed in 1989.
via KUERSummit CountyOctober 27, 2026
AI-designed lens offers new vision option for Utah patients
A new artificial lens designed with the help of artificial intelligence is being used in Utah, offering some ophthalmology patients a new option for vision correction. At Hoopes Vision in Draper, Dr. Benjamin Buckner began using Rayner’s Galaxy lens on Tuesday.
via Fox 13DraperOctober 27, 2026
Apostle leads BYU students in standing shout to celebrate restoration of Christ’s church
Elder Ronald A. Rasband said Latter-day Saint history shows today’s students what they inherited from the ‘Gen Z of 1830′
KEY POINTS
Elder Rasband led the crowd in waving arms and shouting "Hurrah for Israel" three times, echoing an 1839 missionary event. He blessed BYU students with personal revelation and guidance "to make critical choices with righteous intent."
via Deseret NewsStatewideOctober 27, 2026
Utah Geological Survey announces excavation of dinosaur bonebed from Cretaceous period
MOAB, Utah, Oct. 27, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) has opened a new paleontological excavation site that may hold the key to understanding a major evolutionary turning point.
via Gephardt DailyMoabOctober 27, 2026
