PROVO, Utah (AP) — A former associate dean from Utah Valley University has pleaded guilty to communications fraud one week after his wife was sentenced to county jail for stealing more than $380,000 from the university. The Daily Herald reported Tuesday that 47-year-old Phil Clegg accepted a plea deal in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Openings arguments are set for Wednesday in Utah for a California businessman who prosecutors accuse of being a key figure in a $511 million tax credit scheme. Prosecutors say the scheme was carried out by two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment is giving Sen. Mitt Romney a big moment, again. He’s defying Republican leaders at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by insisting on witnesses, specifically former national security adviser John Bolton. The Utah senator was the 2012 GOP presidential nominee and is now a back-row Senate freshman. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A miniature replica of a statue to honor a groundbreaking state senator has gone on display at the Utah Legislature. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the replica at the state Capitol building is a preview of a statue of Sen. Martha Hughes Cannon, who became […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah leaders have repealed a tax reform package that came under widespread criticism. The Deseret News reports that the state Legislature’s vote came Tuesday after a report from state elections officials that enough voter signatures had been verified to put a citizens referendum seeking to […]
Authorities say a teenage girl in Utah was kidnapped, drugged and raped when a man on parole for attempted murder forced her into his car while she was walking home. A probable cause statement says the suspect dropped the 15-year-old off at a bus stop near her school Monday after […]
A Korean immigrant drama called “Minari” is one of the breakout hits at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. With exquisite tenderness and simple beauty, it brings to life a classic immigrant tale and a compassionate family drama. The autobiographical film by filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung is based on his childhood […]
An unfortunate accident happened just before 3:00 p.m. on Jan. 27 on a feed lot near Venice. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, Than Henrie, age 73 from Richfield, was working on unloading grain at Cowley’s Feed Lot near Venice when he slipped and fell from his truck. Upon […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested after a high school student reportedly escaped an abduction in suburban Salt Lake City on Monday. Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray told The Salt Lake Tribune the abduction occurred at 2:30 p.m. in West Valley City and […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The “Groundhog Day”-esque comedy “Palm Springs,” by Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island, has set an acquisition record at the Sundance Film Festival by 69 cents. The indie distributor Neon and the streaming service Hulu have bought “Palm Springs” for exactly $17,500,000.69 in a sale […]
