PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials are calling for a Utah County commissioner to resign after allegations of intimidation, bullying and sexual misconduct were investigated. A county employee filed a complaint against Greg Graves earlier this year, outlining incidents of inappropriate behavior and sexual comments. Commissioners on Wednesday made public the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has already set a new visitation record with a month left to go in 2017, a milestone that highlights concerns about overcrowding at the iconic red-rock landscape. Nearly 4.4 million people visited the park through the end of November, an increase of […]
Ephraim City has selected a new police chief. Aaron Broomhead was chosen from a field of 13 applicants and is replacing Ron Rasmussen, who recently retired. Broomhead brings with him 18 years of service with the Salt Lake City Police Department and has experience as a patrol officer, gang detective, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Fire personnel from around Utah are heading to California to fight two massive wildfires. Officials with the Utah Fire Authority say several groups of firefighters are leaving Thursday, driving fire engines loaded with supplies. Sixteen state fire departments including Provo, Cedar City, and Fairview, and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health care costs in Utah rose as hospitals and doctors increased rates and charged wildly different amounts for common procedures, according to a Utah Foundation report. The nonpartisan group’s report was compiled in response to a survey last year that found Utah residents were concerned […]
*Boys Basketball* MANTI, Utah-Matt Nelson posted 20 points on 8-9 shooting and the Manti Templars routed Gunnison 72-45 in non-region boys basketball action Wednesday. The Templars shot a torrid 54.7 percent (29-53) for the game with Kole Brailsford adding 13 more for 3-1 Manti. Tim Stewart posted 17 points on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man described as a self-styled prophet is being charged with child abuse and kidnapping after two girls were found hidden in plastic water barrels near what authorities called a makeshift compound in a desert area of southern Utah. Six counts were filed Wednesday against […]
The Spring City man whose four children were found in Lund, Utah this week after an extensive search made an initial appearance in Sixth District Court in Manti on Wednesday. John Alvin Coltharp is charged with first degree felony child kidnapping and obstruction of justice, a class A misdemeanor, because […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal housing officials say Utah’s homeless population increased slightly last year but the number of veterans and families with children experiencing homelessness continues a seven-year decline. The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the results Wednesday of its annual count of the homeless on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A suspended University of Southern California football player who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual assault has been sentenced to one year in a Utah jail. The Deseret News reports that 20-year-old Osa Masina, a Utah native, was sentenced Tuesday for three counts of sexual battery. […]
