SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One day after the release of body-camera video in a high-profile Utah police shooting case police advocacy groups and protesters disagree on what they’re seeing. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2jq8KjV ) that supporters of 17-year-old Abdullahi “Abdi” Mohamed say the video clearly shows an […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The leader of the Utah House is being accused of taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks. The accusation against House Speaker Greg Hughes was made yesterday during the trial of former Utah Attorney General John Swallow. Witness Marc Jenson said he was told Hughes and members […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – State lawmakers appear ready to remove Utah’s longstanding restriction on being able to see mixed drinks being made. Republican leaders have put forward a bill that would remove Zion Curtains as a requirement in Utah restaurants. The bill would increase the price of liquor statewide to […]
(St. George, UT) – The Bureau of Land Management is listening to off road enthusiasts. Officials with the BLM district office in St. George held a listening session with the public to get a better grasp of what off road enthusiasts would like to see happen on land managed by the […]
(Cedar City, UT) – A judge is giving a Cedar City man five years to life in prison for a sexual assault conviction. Judge Kenneth Barnes of the 5th District Court sentenced John Adams for multiple charges of sexual assault and rape. Last year, Adams was convicted of raping a woman […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The family of a baby who was abused at 9-months-old says the boy has suffered serious physical harm since the incident. The Spectrum reported Monday that 25-year-old Dakota Ross Woolsey, of Hurricane, has pleaded guilty to felony counts of child abuse and aggravated assault for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities are investigating why railroad crossing arms weren’t down and lights and bells were off when a double-decker passenger train violently smashed into the back of a semitrailer. Dash cam video released Tuesday by North Salt Lake Police shows the train ripping through the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives is now requiring security to search the bags of members of the public who wish to watch their proceedings from an overhead gallery following a disturbance last year. Utah Highway Patrol Capt. Barton Blair told The Deseret News the new restrictions […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the Navajo Nation has declared a state of emergency in response to winter storms that have hit the huge reservation that encompasses New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. President Russell Begaye issued the declaration on Tuesday. The move will free up funds from the […]
HURRICANE, Utah (AP)-Per a report from the official Twitter account of UDOT, more traffic issues have emerged in southern Utah. UDOT reports that a crash occurred on the western outskirts of Hurricane at Milepost 7 (2600 West in Hurricane) along Utah S.R. 9. at 10:07 am MST It is anticipated […]
