WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah school district is planning to have a full-time psychologist in each of its 36 elementary schools. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Jordan School District board approved a mental health initiative last month as part of a $710 million budget, which includes more staff and […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah home has been badly damaged by a fire sparked by used fireworks in a trash can. The Daily Herald reports the blaze started early Wednesday morning in Pleasant Grove, after the homeowners and others set off fireworks in the neighborhood on the popular holiday […]
The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing boy who’s runaway from a youth program. 13-year-old Roberto Madrigal is missing from The Redcliff Ascent program for youth in the remote desert area in Western Beaver County. He’s wearing tan shorts and a brown cargo shirt. Campers in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney is vastly outraising his Democratic opponent in the Utah race to win the Senate seat left open by retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. Campaign-finance records show he raised $2.4 million this spring, a haul that dwarfs the $142,000 brought in by Democrat Jenny Wilson. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Bees racked up five runs in the second inning as they nipped the Redbirds 7-5 in Salt Lake City. Ben Revere tripled in a run before Nolan Fontana capped the frame with a three-run homer. Conor Lillis-White came away with the win. The Bees […]
FALLON, Nev. (AP) — A 48-year-old northern Nevada man accused of fatally shooting a fellow member of his congregation during Sunday services at a Mormon church has been indicted on murder, battery and assault charges. John O’Connor made his initial appearance Wednesday in justice court in rural Fallon. He was […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Workers at a southern Utah library say they were pressured to remove buttons and other displays highlighting LGBTQ-themed materials because they are seen as controversial. Joel Tucker, the director who oversees library branches in Washington County, says the buttons and displays at the Hurricane library […]
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State junior placekicker Dominik Eberle has been named to the Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award watch list for the 2018 season. Eberle is one of 30 players on the preseason watch list, joining defending Lou Groza winner in Utah senior Matt Gay. Additionally, he is one of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 3-year-old Utah girl had two fingers amputated when they were caught in a faulty grocery store escalator, her family says in a lawsuit filed against the store and the escalator manufacturer. The girl’s mother, Silvia Zamora , said in the lawsuit filed Monday that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say three firefighters have been injured after a fast-moving grass fire burned nearly 100 acres near Salt Lake City’s Ensign Peak. City fire officials say they had to evacuate 40 houses as a precaution Tuesday before the fire was knocked down. They say two […]
