Federal officials are considering whether to allow a highway through habitat for a protected tortoise in southern Utah. The proposed four-lane road has drawn criticism from conservationists. The Spectrum newspaper reports it would pass through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area to connect traffic from Washington City to St. George. Elected […]
The parents of a man fatally shot when a passerby intervened to stop an attack on a woman says they’re at peace with prosecutors’ decision to not criminally charge the man who killed their son. Kathleen and Paul Sorensen of Orem told KSL that 26-year-old Jeremy Sorensen had mental health […]
A clerical error led to criminal charges being filed against a dead man. That’s what police near Salt Lake City say happened when 31-year-old Michael Chad Breinholt was charged on Friday with drunken driving even though he died in August. KSL-TV reports that West Valley police mistakenly submitted the charges […]
A man accused of killing a Utah college student has been ordered to stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted another woman he met on a dating site more than a year before the slaying. The 31-year-old Ayoola Ajayi pleaded not guilty Friday to felony kidnapping and three counts of […]
A Utah boy is speaking out after being berated by a substitute teacher for saying he was grateful for being adopted by his two dads, one of whom is a professional dancer from Dancing with the Stars. Eleven-year-old Daniel van Amstel told “CBS This Morning” he got angry when the […]
Utah County has voted to increase property taxes for the first time in more than two decades. The Daily Herald reports that dozens of people spoke against the plan during a six-hour meeting this week, but the commissioners said it was necessary to balance the budget and keep the county […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities have released an internal police review outlining areas of improvement but found no signs of excessive use of force during a protest that turned physical. The Salt Lake Police Department has released their incident review Thursday saying police officers showed restraint in their […]
A Utah woman has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a biological agent of mass destruction, though police say she had only enough of it to affect one person. Authorities say 50-year-old Janie Lynn Ridd bought the unspecified biological agent online and gave misleading statements before her arrest on Wednesday. […]
Utah’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.4% in November, a level the state Department of Workforce Services says is the lowest since early 2007. Nonfarm payroll employment of just under 1.6 million jobs had 51,600 more positions in November than a year earlier, the department said.Chief Economist Mark Knoll said job […]
An Arizona county won’t decide before Christmas whether to reinstate an elected official who was suspended when he was accused of directing an international human smuggling scheme. A spokesman said Thursday that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is waiting for a final investigative report into Assessor Paul Petersen’s handling […]
