SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a California man convicted of mail fraud escaped from a Utah jail by posing as a fellow inmate whose time had come to be released. A sheriff’s department official said Wednesday that Kaleb Wiewandt was allowed to leave the jail in Ogden, Utah, […]
A woman is dead and another person is in critical condition after a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 89 south of Fairview on Monday evening. A Chevy Suburban was driving southbound when it hit a deer causing the vehicle to run off the road and roll. Neither of the people […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has passed a bill reduce the prosecution and incarceration of young children and instead connect them with counseling. The House passed the legislation Tuesday that would end prosecution of children younger than 12 and direct them into mental health treatment, […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police have arrested three more people who are thought to have been involved in an attack on a black missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Daily Herald in Provo reported Tuesday that 19-year-old Nathan Thomas, of Nephi, and two juveniles were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House has advanced a bill to help enforce laws banning the use of hand-held cellphones while driving. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the House has endorsed the bill and forwarded it to the Senate. The bill overcame previous arguments that the legislation would […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawyer says a Utah woman who fought criminal charges after her stepchildren saw her topless in her own home has taken a plea deal to avoid the risk of having to register as a sex offender if convicted. Tilli Buchanan’s decision Tuesday brings an […]
Late in the morning on Feb. 25 Richfield City Police received a call about a woman having her purse stolen while shopping at Walmart. According to the woman the suspect reached into her shopping cart and grabbed her purse before running out of the store. According to Richfield City Police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV-TV) — Residents in Utah could see an increase in charging stations for electric cars after state leaders have announced their support backing the idea. KUTV-TV reported that a bill introduced Monday would encourage up to $50 million of investment by utility company Rocky Mountain Power in […]
ROY, Utah (AP) — Firefighters say the body of a 60-year-old woman was found inside a home destroyed by a fire on Sunday. Fire crews extinguished the fire in Roy north of Salt Lake City and then spent several hours shoring up the home before it was safe to enter […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old boy was hit and killed by a vehicle south of Salt Lake City. KSL-TV reports the boy, whose name has not been released, had been riding bikes and scooters with his older brother in Millcreek before he was hit Sunday night. […]
