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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
COALVILLE, Utah (AP) — Summit County authorities say searchers have found the body of a 66-year-old South Jordan man who had been reported missing for nearly a week and that there’s no indication of foul play. The Sheriff’s Office says Ray Humpherys’ body was found Tuesday in the Middle Fork […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Washington is the overwhelming favorite to win the Pac-12 in the annual preseason poll of media members. The Huskies and Southern California were picked to win their respective league divisions in the poll released Wednesday before Pac-12 media day in Hollywood. Washington received 37 of 43 […]
