BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A northwestern Utah county must pay $135,200 in attorney fees for the alleged false arrests of two Black men after a federal judge reduced the original amount owed by Box Elder County by about $90,000. The Standard-Examiner reported that Judge Dale Kimball’s Sept. 10 ruling […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man with a lengthy criminal history has pleaded guilty to pointing a bow and arrow at a group protesting against racial injustice in Salt Lake City in May. Brandon McCormick made the pleas Monday to charges of possession of a dangerous weapon by […]
On Sep. 26 there was a UTV crash near the peak of Monroe Mountain. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, the driver was Troy Hazelip, age 51 from Arizona and his passenger was 34 year old Everett Rodriguez. According to Curtis, Hazelip was backing up to take a picture […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Utah say a car accidently rolled into a reservoir Sunday while the driver and owner of the vehicle got out of his car to take photos. KUTV-TV reported that the Wasatch County Search and Rescue was asked at 11:05 p.m. to help recover […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) — The Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers has recorded eight pumpkins this year weighing over 1,000 pounds, setting a state record. KSTU-TV reported that the first-place pumpkin at the 16th Annual UGPG Thanksgiving Point Weigh-Off on Saturday weighed an incredible 1,825 pounds. The hefty gourd was grown by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pickup truck ran into a Utah congressional candidate’s campaign headquarters, damaging the building and destroying the majority of the campaign materials stored inside. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the vehicle struck the headquarters of Republican Burgess Owens in Midvale around midnight Friday. Owens’ Twitter […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a Utah man who was shot at nearly 30 times and killed as he ran from police has filed a lawsuit against the Salt Lake City police department. Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal’s family alleges in the suit filed Friday that the officers engaged in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Ashley National Forest is proposing to get rid of its two oldest structures, both dating back nearly to the birth of the U.S. Forest Service more than a century ago. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the agency lacks the resources to properly maintain all […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a coronavirus outbreak at a Utah homeless shelter has resulted in 72 confirmed cases. The rapid increase at the Gail Miller Resource Center in Salt Lake City coincides with a rise in cases in the state as a whole. Utah reported 1,404 new […]
Another horse has been shot, this time in Oak City, as part of a string of livestock shootings that have happened this year throughout central Utah. According to a post to the Jane’s Peek Facebook page, the Shmutz family lost their mare during the weekend that started Sep. 18. Currently […]
