FALLON, Nev. (AP) — Police in the northern Nevada city of Fallon were trying to determine Monday why a 48-year-old man walked into his Mormon church on Sunday and opened fire, killing one man and injuring another. It does not appear that 48-year-old gunman John Kelley O’Connor was targeting the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and forcing extreme measures to protect them. Federal land managers have begun emergency roundups in the deserts of western Utah and central Nevada. And volunteers in Arizona and Colorado […]
A teenager is dead and a woman is in critical condition after a crash on Highway 89. Authorities say the crash happened yesterday morning when a vehicle traveling south drifted into oncoming traffic near Birdseye in Sanpete County. A Kia Sedona crashed into a truck, which then rolled off the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state of Utah is warning people to be careful when donating to groups claiming to support veterans. Officials say most groups are legitimate and do important work, but every year a few fraudsters attract donations by lying about help and support they don’t actually […]
DUCHESNE COUNTY, Utah (AP) — Authorities rescued dozens of people trapped by flash floods and debris flows in the area of a wildfire burn scar in northern Utah. The National Weather Service says heavy rains triggered flash flooding Sunday afternoon near The Pinnacles. Water is over the bridge at Strawberry […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) — Authorities continue to search for a Lehi teacher who went missing on a camping trip. Summit County Sheriff’s officials say 66-year-old Ray Humpherys of South Jordan was camping with his family during an annual trip near Hidden Lake in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Humpherys is a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to killing a staffer at a southern Utah youth-rehabilitation facility. The Salt Lake Tribune reports 18-year-old Clay Brewer of Snowflake, Arizona admitted Thursday that he beat 61-year-old Jimmy Woolsey to death with a piece of metal in 2016. Brewer was 17 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An LGBT support group has been denied from participating in an annual Salt Lake City parade for the fifth year in a row. Event executive vice president Greg James said Thursday that Mormons Building Bridges is an advocacy organization whose participation in the Days of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Eastern Utah animal shelters have taken in 101 dogs that were found abandoned in a Duchesne County home during fire evacuations. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office says local residents found the dogs while they were helping remove pets left behind in homes during evacuations earlier […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The city of Provo has reached a $750,000 settlement with five women who say it failed to take action to protect them from alleged sexual harassment and assault by a former police chief. Mayor Michelle Kaufusi said in a statement Thursday that the settlement would […]
