ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Southern Utah’s Brian Head Resort canceled its New Year’s Eve fireworks show because of snowy weather. Brian Head spokesman Mark Wilder told The Spectrum of St. George that the resort’s fireworks show and torchlight parade were canceled because of “blizzard” conditions. He says the snowy weather has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Court of Appeals is considering whether defense attorneys should be able to compel children to testify against those accused of sexually abusing them. Attorneys for the children say they should be allowed to avoid testimony that causes more trauma. The Deseret News reported Sunday that […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Members of the Utah National Guard will deploy as part of an effort to maintain critical infrastructure for the U.S. Army Cyber Command. The 18 guard members will leave Wednesday from the Utah National Guard headquarters in Draper. Their deployment to Ft. Meade in Maryland will […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who helped kidnap Utah’s Elizabeth Smart is living several blocks away from a Salt Lake City elementary school following her release from prison in September. Utah’s sex-offender registry lists 73-year-old Wanda Barzee as living in a house near the school. She was initially […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The U.S. government shutdown is causing anxiety and concern for thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees who work in the Ogden area. Jenny Brown, president of Local 67 of the National Treasury Employees Union, tells the Standard-Examiner that many employees are scaling back their spending on groceries and […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A retired U.S. Army sergeant from Utah has written a pair of children’s books to help families cope with the deployment of their mother or father. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that Leslie Zimmerman says she was inspired to write the books after seeing her nieces and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say three snowmobile riders were able to get themselves out of a lake in rural Utah after their two snowmobiles went through thin ice. KUTV-TV reports the incident occurred Saturday at Strawberry Reservoir, about 57 miles (91 kilometers) southeast of Salt Lake City. One person was […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Police in St. George say a 26-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting another man following a dispute in a bar. Police say Bronson Joseph Flynn was arrested and jailed on suspicion of homicide and other crimes in the killing early Saturday morning of a […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A proposed monument at the Arizona Capitol would recall the migration story of thousands of Mormon settlers who made difficult treks from Utah to Arizona in the 19th century. Legislation authorizing the monument died last spring but is expected to be considered anew in 2019. Supporters hope […]
EDEN, Utah (AP) — An 8-year-old boy apparently escaped seriously injured when he fell roughly 33 feet (10 meters) off a ski lift in northern Utah. The Standard-Examiner reports that Weber Fire District Capt. John Wood said the boy walked away with only cuts and bruises after falling from a lift Friday […]
