A Utah woman has been sentenced to two years in jail and five years of probation after she pleaded guilty to reduced charges of causing a crash that killed a Richfield man. Lesia Ann Allred, age 55, admitted to causing the death of Clinton Duane Henrie, age 47 of Richfield, […]
(Iron County, UT) — The Utah Highway Patrol is providing details of a drug bust that started with a traffic stop in Iron County. The department says an officer pulled over a car last week driving under the speed limit on Interstate 15. The officer was suspicious of potential “criminal […]
(St. George, UT) — Authorities in southern Utah and across the state are going to step up their enforcement of seat belt laws. The Utah Highway Patrol and state Department of Public Safety’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign begins today and will run through June 4th. Dozens of agencies in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is showing confidence in the future of the Utah Department of Corrections. During his monthly news conference last week, Cox addressed Corrections following an audit and lawsuit that came out against the department. The governor complimented acting director Brian Redd, noting they […]
(Moab, UT) — More than a half-dozen campgrounds in Moab are closed as the Colorado River rises to a potentially dangerous level in the region. On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management temporarily closed seven campgrounds until the water level in the river drops. Spring runoff is unusually heavy this […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — An accused rapist who fled Salt Lake City to Canada is in custody. Former University of Utah diver Benjamyn Smith allegedly raped a woman in her dorm room earlier this year and was suspended from the university. Investigators learned that the 19-year-old fled and returned […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox has had it with Congress using immigration as a political football instead of dealing with what he called the human and economic crisis at the southern border. During his monthly news conference Thursday, Cox said the Biden administration “has done a terrible job […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s newly redesigned state flag is now being flown at Capitol Hill in downtown Salt Lake City. The flag was raised yesterday, with Senator Dan McCay and Governer Spencer Cox present, along with other state leaders. The state legislature adopted the new design earlier this […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Figures from the Census Bureau show Utah added more housing units than any other state, while a Salt Lake City suburb — Lehi — is among the fastest-growing cities in the country. The figures cover the year from 2021 to last year. Utah experienced the […]
(Undated) — Utah gas prices are going nowhere but up. Triple-A reports the statewide average for regular is up to four-10 a gallon today. That’s one cent higher than yesterday, five cents higher than Tuesday, and 17 cents higher than Monday. Iron, Sevier, Emery, and Carbon counties have the least […]
