HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Utah suicide prevention researcher Michael Staley says suicide isn’t easily explained, and a community forum won’t end suicide or suicidal behavior. But he calls it a start. The Deseret News reports a Thursday evening meeting in Herriman drew about 400 couples, families with teens, school administrators, pastors and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Republican Party official in southern Utah has pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a prostitute. Blake Cozzens filed a guilty plea in court Tuesday and was sentenced to 12 months of probation and a fine of $1,000. The 28-year-old former Iron County Republican […]
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — South Jordan police say they have arrested two teen boys suspected of stealing two guns and ammunition from a sporting goods store. South Jordan police said in a statement that surveillance footages shows two suspects leaving a Sportman’s Warehouse on Saturday evening with one handgun […]
KANARRAVILLE, Utah (AP) — A community in southwest Utah has begun charging visitors to hike a popular slot canyon. Hikers at Kanarraville Falls began paying $8 for an individual permit this month. The Salt Lake Tribune reports about 40,000 people travel to the town of Kanarraville every year to hike the scenic […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Top leaders from the NAACP and Mormon church are calling for greater racial harmony and mutual respect following the first official meeting between national leaders of the civil rights organization and Utah-based religion. NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the alliance should be an example for […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is weighing a challenge to a Virginia law that allows police to arrest “habitual drunkards” and send them to jail for up to a year for possessing alcohol. A survey conducted by the Legal Aid Justice Center shows that Virginia and Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is planning to file a lawsuit against manufacturers of the opioid OxyContin, claiming the company is responsible for high rates of overdoses and deaths. State chief criminal deputy Spencer Austin told lawmakers Wednesday that the attorney’s general office will take action against drugmaker Purdue […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing leaders of brushing aside rape allegations against a former missionary training center director dating from 1984. Many people who could have testified about what happened in the 1980s have died or have only […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The former head of Utah Valley University’s anti-discrimination office has filed a lawsuit accusing the school of unfairly firing her after she raised concerns about potential discrimination against women and non-Mormons. Melissa Frost said Tuesday that she faced retaliation for whistleblowing about the university’s hiring […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say the body of a Utah man who went missing last year has been found. The Daily Herald reports investigators with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of Steven Reed Terry from a farm near Spanish Fork on Monday. Sgt. Spencer Cannon says Terry went […]
