SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has ordered a former U.S. intelligence officer charged with attempted espionage to be held without bail pending trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Lund told the court in a memorandum Monday that 58-year-old Ron Rockwell Hansen could be a flight risk because of his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Volunteers and state wildlife officials are once again rounding up geese living in the Salt Lake City area so they can be relocated to the wild. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the annual roundup has been going on for 13 years to remove geese that cause problems […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah wildlife officials have approved a plan to let loose about 50 desert bighorn sheep this fall in a southern Utah mountain range despite concerns from woolgrowers who fear the plan could have negative effects on the domestic sheep they manage. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police are looking for leads after a man was allegedly attacked while trying to defend two gay men who were being chased after the Utah Pride Festival. Detective Greg Wilking said Tuesday the two men were leaving the festival around 10:30 p.m. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Minnesota man died after falling 60 feet while rappelling down a cliff in southern Utah. Grand County Sheriff’s Lt. Kim Neal said that 33-year-old Scott Henning hiked with a friend Monday to a popular area for rappelling near the tourist town of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah junior high teacher is on leave after she instructed her students to read the lyrics of an Eminem song that slams President Donald Trump. Park City School District spokeswoman Melinda Colton said Tuesday that the teacher was put on leave last week after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ninety-nine Utah National Guard soldiers have been deployed to the Middle East. The Utah Army National Guard soldiers’ families wished them farewell on Monday during a deployment ceremony at the Utah Air National Guard hanger. The unit is the second of a two-part, nine-month deployment […]
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Big Sky Conference has adopted a rule that would ban student-athletes with convictions for violent crimes from participating in sports or receiving athletic scholarships at league schools. League Commissioner Andrea Williams says the Serious Misconduct Rule sets the expectations the conference has for its institutions […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with the appointment of a former legislator who sponsored a resolution dismissive of the science supporting climate change. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Kerry Gibson will serve as one of the department’s deputy directors. Gibson’s appointment was announced […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A Utah man recently freed from a Venezuelan jail after two years detailed his harrowing experience, describing how he initially was stuffed in a tiny, hot cell with cockroaches while his new wife had her fingers placed in pencil sharpeners. Joshua Holt spoke about his ordeal […]
