SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New campaign fundraising reports show Provo Mayor John Curtis has raised more money in his bid for Jason Chaffetz’s seat in Congress than his two challengers for the Republican nomination combined. The Republican mayor raised more than $232,000 from April through June, though $100,000 of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A teenage suspect in the back-to-back armed robberies that occurred this past weekend has been taken into custody, while two other suspects remain at large. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2u28hZ1 ) the teenager was arrested Monday in connection to the armed robberies that happened […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Law enforcement officials say they have located the vehicle wanted in connection with the deaths of three women near a rural southwestern Idaho farmhouse. Canyon County Chief Deputy Marv Dashiell announced Monday that authorities found the white 2007 Ford Focus in a remote campground northwest of […]
MAGNA, Utah (AP) — Police have identified a woman who was fatally shot through a basement window in Utah. Unified Police of Salt Lake County say that 25-year-old Paige Espinoza of Murray is the woman who was killed early Sunday morning. Police say Espinoza was killed in either a drive-by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County councilwoman Jenny Wilson is running to challenge U.S. Orrin Hatch for his Senate seat next year. The Democrat serving her second six-year term on the council said Monday that it’s time for a change after Hatch’s 40 years in office. Wilson, the […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah fire officials say many of the state’s wildfires over the last two years have been sparked by people, but recouping firefighting costs that can run into the millions of dollars isn’t easy. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reports (http://bit.ly/2usERX3) that U.S. Forest Service has only been […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury in Las Vegas is due to hear openings in the retrial of four men who brought assault-style weapons to a standoff that stopped government agents from rounding up rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle in April 2014. Trial starts Monday for defendants who maintain they […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police say a person riding a motor scooter has died after crashing into a car over the weekend. KUTV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2v9Jcvl ) the person was riding near Salt Lake City’s Sugar House neighborhood Saturday night when they crashed into a car that […]
ALPINE, Utah (AP) — Utah officials say 25 homes were evacuated as crews work to control a fire on a mountainside east of Alpine. The Alpine residents were asked to leave their homes early Sunday. Utah Fire Info’s website says the Saturday brush and grass fire was caused by a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah cities are quietly balancing their budgets by raising fees on electricity, water and other services instead of raising property taxes, a politically difficult process that requires elected officials to host public hearings. Some residents and legislators tell The Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/2unTSJK) that the […]
