SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who was stranded for hours in frigid weather with his leg sunk up to the knee in quicksand at a creek in Utah’s Zion National Park said Tuesday that he feared he would lose his leg and might die because the quicksand’s water […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker wants to ban most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, a change to a proposal that originally would have banned the procedure after 15 weeks. Republican Rep. Cheryl Acton said Tuesday she made the change for “strategic reasons,” and to help the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to strengthen Utah’s hate-crimes law will get a hearing, marking a potential turning point for the idea long stuck in legislative gridlock, lawmakers said Tuesday. Republican sponsor Sen. Daniel Thatcher said the bill will be publicly discussed on Thursday, and he’s confident that […]
KANOSH, Utah (AP) — Seismologists say a moderate earthquake occurred early Wednesday morning in a mountainous area of south-central Utah. The University of Utah says the earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred in the Pavant Range about 5.3 miles (8.5 kilometers) south-southwest of Kanosh in Millard County and was felt in the communities […]
(Tucson, AZ) — Real Salt Lake is on the pitch today as it faces FC Dallas in Tucson, Arizona. This is the second-to-last preseason matchup for RSL, which faces Portland on Saturday also in Tucson. This week’s games are part of the Mobile Mini Sun Cup. The regular season gets […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A student caused a brief evacuation of a Taylorsville school after bringing a fake grenade to campus. KUTV in Salt Lake City reports that school officials say the student walked into the front office around 10 a.m. Tuesday and placed the mock grenade on a desk. The student […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) — A Utah teenager who was hit by a car is advocating for changes to make the intersection safer. Arianna Service is asking the state to install cameras at a busy intersection known for traffic accidents near her home in Lehi, KUTV-TV reported . The 13-year-old was crossing the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah inmate who was one of two women behind a series of high-profile robberies has been granted parole. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that Sandra Kaye Chotia-Thompson, who faced up to life in prison, will be released in April. The Utah Board of Pardons […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah man is facing charges after police say he tried to cut off a woman’s fingers with a kitchen knife during a fight. The Daily Herald reports Johnathan Sauceda was arrested Friday in Provo after the victim pushed him away and called police. According to police reports, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators say they have identified a man they believe may be linked to a potential hate crime in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake police said in a tweet Monday the man was “cooperating fully” with an investigation of an attack on a gay man that […]
