SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 100 people gathered at the University of Utah to memorialize a student at the university who authorities say was killed and her charred remains found in a Salt Lake City man’s backyard. The crowd was silent while friends recalled 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck as […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah LGBTQ groups have been quietly accepted into a prominent July Fourth festival in conservative Provo after being denied for years. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that five groups marched in the America’s Freedom Festival parade last year, but only after an initial refusal and […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man is facing charges in connection with a church fire in Ogden that authorities say caused around $300,000 in damage. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports Michael Donovan Averett was charged with arson Monday following an investigation into vandalism at The Church of Jesus […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Weber County jail will stop charging inmates $10 a day to help pay the cost of incarcerating them. The Standard-Examiner reports the practice will end Aug. 1. Officials say none of the current debts will be forgiven. Corrections spokesman Lt. Joshua Marigoni says the jail […]
UPDATE– The Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the men involved in the plane crash east of Ephraim on Monday. They are John Weber (63) from Scottsdale, Arizona and Thomas Bjork (66) from Orangevale, California. Officials have confirmed the crash of a small plane east of Ephraim […]
New records detail a previous rape allegation made by a former co-worker against a man now accused of killing a Utah college student. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the documents released Monday reveal the co-worker said the contact with 31-year-old Ayoola A. Ajayi began consensually, but when she wanted to stop he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Serving a mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be more expensive for many members of the faith. Church leadership sent a letter last week announcing that members will have to pay $500 a month starting in July 2020 for missions […]
Officials report a man missing out of Sevier County has been found. Brandon Sorenson was located around 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon in the Water Hollow area of Salina Canyon. Search and Rescue officials are thanking everyone for their tips and help in the search. — Officials are seeking the public’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Friends are set to remember a Utah college student who authorities say was killed and her charred remains found in a Salt Lake City man’s backyard. A vigil is planned for Monday night at the University of Utah to memorialize 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck, who has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say two people died when a small plane crashed Sunday in southeastern Utah. Chief Deputy Alan Freestone with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the airplane took off Sunday morning from Moab and never returned. Freestone says the wreckage was found […]
