ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The family of the Utah woman who was killed aboard a cruise ship off Alaska says it is “devastated” by their loss. A statement from loved ones of Kristy Manzanares said she was “a devoted mother, daughter, sister and friend.” The FBI said the 39-year-old real […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge will allow a Utah media coalition to enter a wrongful death lawsuit to push for the release of video of a fatal police shooting inside a federal courthouse. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2v9OQQx) U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Cleary decided Thursday the group […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health authorities say livestock was the source of an E.coli outbreak that killed two children and sickened 10 others in a mostly polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border. Southwest Utah Public Health Department spokesman David Heaton said Friday the infection originated in animal manure […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Biologists in Utah are working to save native boreal toads from extinction in the face of habitat destruction by humans and competition from invasive species like bullfrogs. The Standard-Examiner reports (http://bit.ly/2w9ECNj ) boreal toads are tough to track. They blend in well with their environment, they’re […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than a year has passed since Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski was appointed two personal bodyguards in wake of the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The Deseret News (http://bit.ly/2vU3QQy ) reported Friday some City Council members think it may be […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former state lawmaker who is running for a congressional seat has apologized for his behavior after he received a speeding ticket earlier this year, KSTU-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2v7i1nJ.) The station says that Chris Herrod, who is running to represent Utah’s 3rd congressional district, was stopped […]
WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — Utah law enforcement officials are looking for two suspects who got away with a highway patrol trooper’s car after a crash. Trooper Evan Kirby tells KSL-TV (http://bit.ly/2wbCTak ) that the trooper was responding to a Sunday morning crash involving two people about 19 miles (31 kilometers) […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a girl who was run over by an SUV in front of her home has died. A Utah County Sheriff’s Office press release says 3-year-old Charlie Nielson had been in a Salt Lake City hospital in critical condition and on life support. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A transgender patient is suing a Utah doctor who they say removed both of their ovaries after the two had discussed only removing one. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2vjG8jl ) Lesley Ann Shaw filed a lawsuit July 21 in the 3rd District Court against […]
The Gunnison Valley Police Department has made an arrest in the Lindsey Pearson missing case and others are expected to be charged. Following an investigation by multiple agencies further details were given into the disappearance and then location of Pearson. According to a release from the Gunnison Valley Police Department […]
