SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tech worker charged in the death of a Utah college student has made his first court appearance. Ayoola A. Ajayi appeared by video from jail alongside a court-appointed attorney during a quick hearing Monday to set a future court date. He did not speak […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — One man has died and two others were injured after a shooting at a West Valley City home. Police say two cars drove up to a house where the three victims were staying shortly after midnight on July 14. A dozen shots were fired […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah GOP has named a former top aide to former Congresswoman Mia Love as its new executive director. The Deseret News reports Laurel Price is the first major hire by new State Republican Party Chairman Derek Brown, and he says she will be key to the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man convicted of defrauding the federal government in a decade-long postage stamp scam across several states will be sentenced this week. The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports that 36-year-old Ivan Sanchez will appear in federal court Wednesday to be sentenced for one count of theft of […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man has died while skydiving in eastern Utah. KSL-TV reports the accident happened Sunday afternoon at the Canyonlands Airport in Moab. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that 23-year-old Spencer Connolley, of Moab, sustained a “fast and hard landing.” He was in […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah appeals court has upheld an aggravated burglary conviction against a former Ogden man. The Standard-Examiner reports Julio Alphonso Dominguez’s appeal was struck down by the Utah Court of Appeals in an opinion issued July 5. Dominguez was sentenced to 10 years to life in […]
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A man has been sentenced for possessing prohibited, non-native sheep at his private hunting ranch in Colorado. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Saturday that 34-year-old Michael Gates pleaded guilty June 19 to illegally possessing and importing exotic sheep species. Gates received a one-year deferred […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jefferson Savarino had two goals and an assist to help Real Salt Lake beat the Philadelphia Union 4-0 on Saturday night. In the 23rd minute, Savarino ran behind Aaron Herrera’s long ball, trapped it forward to where he could get it first and finished with a […]
NEHPI, Utah (AP) — Dozens of applicants are vying for one of a handful of coveted spots as state-licensed medical marijuana growers in conservative Utah. State officials expect to award up to 10 licenses later this month. Among the 81 applicants are larger operations already growing hemp in the state, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake teachers association and the city’s school district have reached a tentative agreement. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that the two sides in a labor dispute reached the working agreement after meeting with a federal mediator Wednesday. The school district says in a […]
