PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a 25-year-old Hotevilla man after a cliff jumping accident on Lake Powell. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area officials say Erick Kallestewa reportedly attempted a cliff jump of about 30 feet Monday afternoon at Anchovy Point. Witnesses say the man resurfaced […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mayor overcame nearly $1 million in attacks from out-of-state groups to win a three-way Republican primary in a race to fill a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives vacated by Jason Chaffetz. Tuesday’s win puts Provo Mayor John Curtis on an easy […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Heavy winter snows in the Rocky Mountains have rescued the thirsty Western U.S. for another year. ter cutbacks in 2018 for millions of residents and farmers served by the Lake Mead reservoir on the Colorado River that lies behind the Hoover Dam. “The projection indicates there […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is specifically condemning white supremacist attitudes in its strongest statement since a Virginia rally over a Confederate War monument descended into deadly violence. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Tuesday that any members who promote white-supremacist views aren’t adhering […]
PHOENIX (AP) — New lawsuits allege Mormon church leaders didn’t do enough to protect children from sexual abuse in a now-defunct, church-run foster program. The lawsuits were filed earlier this month on behalf of two Navajo women in tribal court and in Washington state on behalf of a Crow woman. […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park officials announced they will extend the public comment period on a plan to require reservations to get into Zion National Park. The National Park Service has extended the deadline from Monday to Friday because the website for submissions was down for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than a thousand people demonstrated in Salt Lake City on Monday night to denounce violence, hatred and the white supremacists that held a weekend rally in Charlottesville, Virginia that devolved into violence. A boisterous crowd descended on Salt Lake City Hall to hear several […]
MONTICELLO, Utah (AP) — An 18-year-old Moab man has been sentenced to a year in jail for his role in a fatal prom-night crash that killed two teens and injured two others. Gage Moore was driving a car that crashed shortly after the Grant County High School prom on March […]
HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities have identified an Illinois man who drowned while kayaking at Deer Creek Reservoir in Utah. Utah State Parks Sgt. Drew Patterson says the victim from Saturday is 32-year-old Anuj Khandelwai, of Urbana, Illinois. Patterson says Khandelwai and his wife had two life jackets, but […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A suspect in more than a half-dozen bank robberies in Idaho and Utah has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport where authorities say he was trying to board a flight bound for Belgium. Federal prosecutors say Josue Daniel Alfaro was apprehended Sunday after a […]
