Utah police say they’ve arrested a man sought in a fatal carjacking near the University of Utah and a Colorado homicide. Salt Lake City Police Detective Greg Wilking said Tuesday that 24-year-old Austin Boutain turned himself in to staffers at the city library following an overnight manhunt in foothills near […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A fatal carjacking attempt near the University of Utah late Monday left one student dead and touched off a campus-wide lockdown as hundreds of police officers swarmed buildings and nearby foothills and canyons in search of the suspected gunman. Utah police were hunting in mountain […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The former emergency services director for Carbon County accused of using federal grant money for personal purchases was sentenced to six months in federal prison and one year of supervised released. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that 47-year-old Jason Llewelyn will also have to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transportation officials considering creating a shortcut road between Salt Lake County and Tooele County are reconsidering the idea after a new state study showed the road would cost about $300 million and require an expensive, a mile-long tunnel through the Oquirrh Mountains separating the counties […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah sheriff is boosting security for a country music festival next summer in the wake of a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas this month. Tooele (too-WIHL’-uh) County Sheriff Paul Wimmer told the Deseret News that he’s studied how police […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin in Las Vegas for the long-awaited trial of Nevada cattleman and states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy, two sons and one other co-defendant on charges stemming from an armed standoff with federal agents in April 2014. The trial starting Monday for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a computer hard-drive seized in the 2009 disappearance of Utah mother Susan Powell remains locked to investigators. West Valley City Police said Thursday a contractor has managed to crack the first layer of encryption on the drive that belonged to her husband, but […]
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Some universities are drawing attention to offensive costumes this Halloween season, using educational campaigns that challenge students to consider — or reconsider — their choices. While no schools are prohibiting costumes, several are highlighting attire that might offend certain ethnic groups, such as a sombrero or […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — As hikers and hunters head out on some of the same trails this fall, Utah wildlife officials say hikers should wear bright clothing and take steps to make sure they’re visible to hunters. Phil Douglass, outreach manager with the Utah Division of Wildlife, says hunters can […]
MOAB, Utah (ABC 4 UTAH)-Thursday, a Moab, Utah preschool was placed under lockdown after police reported a man fired shots from a handgun in front of the school. The incident occurred around 1:30 pm MDT Thursday afternoon at the Sundwall Preschool near 100 North and 200 East in Moab. Authorities […]
