GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of threatening to “blow up” a hazardous waste disposal facility southwest of Salt Lake City was fatally shot by police on Sunday. Tooele County Sheriff Paul Wimmer says a sheriff’s deputy and a Utah Highway Patrol officer responded to the facility […]
The bodies of a Sandy man and his two children were found Monday after a search found the wreckage of the plane that was reported missing Sunday morning, police said. Garfield County officials said there were no survivors in the crash. Authorities said the wreckage was found near the Lower […]
Richfield, Utah, Feb. 24, 2017 — Sevier Valley Hospital is once again accepting applications as part of their annual Kendall J. Willardson Memorial Scholarship program. The program will provide two $1,000 awards to support high school students in Sevier, Piute, and Wayne communities as they further their education. Now in […]
(La Verkin, UT) – Authorities in La Verkin are looking for a 16-year-old girl missing since Tuesday. They say Briana Cecilia Bernal was last seen leaving for her school Tuesday morning. Police say she went to a home in Washington City where unknown individuals picked her up. They say she recently […]
(St. George, UT) – Alerts from social media are responsible for the arrest of three suspected of child pornography this week. Washington County deputies used information supplied by Pinterest and Google to find and arrest Nathaniel Tamplin, Brad Cahoon and Landon Culver. Investigators say Tamplin’s case is a separate incident from […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The state House approves allowing 18-to-20-year-olds to get a conceal carry firearm permit. The measure was approved in the House along strict party lines earlier this week and is now being considered in the state Senate. The bill calls for providing an 18-year-old with a provisional […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Religious groups and advocates for the poor say a plan from Republican legislative leaders to raise the sales tax on groceries would hurt low-income families and drive them further into poverty. Members of the Coalition of Religious Communities held a press conference Thursday urging legislators […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love says that though she’s opposed to abortion, she’s sponsoring a bill that would allow women to get over-the-counter birth control pills. Love told Utah lawmakers on Thursday that she feels it’s her duty to protect life but it’s not her […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill that would create stiffer penalties for people caught dealing drugs near homeless shelters. The bill brought by Democratic Rep. Joel Briscoe makes drug-related crimes committed within 100 feet of a government-funded shelter a felony. It would add homeless facilities […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State lawmakers have approved a plan that would leave those convicted under Utah’s bigamy law facing harsher penalties if they’re also convicted of other crimes such as domestic abuse. Members of the full House of Representatives voted Thursday in favor of the bill, despite concern […]
