GARFIELD COUNTY, Utah-Apparently, southern Utah isn’t the only thing on fire as Thursday morning rolls on. Per a report from the official Twitter account of UDOT, a vehicle is on fire along S.R. 12 at Hells Backbone Road as of 8:00 am MDT. Authorities estimate the incident should be cleared […]
The second member of a doomsday cult accused of child sex abuse has pleaded guilty in Sanpete County and been sentenced to a long prison term. Samuel Shaffer entered his guilty plea to first degree felony sodomy on a child on Wednesday and was sentenced to 15 years to life […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A naked gunman suspected of fatally shooting two people staying in a trailer on the property behind his house in suburban Salt Lake City has been booked on two homicide charges, West Valley City police said Wednesday. Kennedy Lund, 23, of West Valley City […]
TUNBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — A Utah businessman is abandoning plans for a massive development in four rural Vermont towns based on the papers of Mormon founder Joseph Smith. David Hall’s family foundation had been buying land near Smith’s birthplace in Sharon, Vermont, for what he described as an economically, ecologically […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to consider Endangered Species Act protection for a rare toad in northern Nevada’s high desert where one of the biggest producers of geothermal energy in the nation wants to build another power plant. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart says she’s pregnant with her third child. Smart made the announcement in an Instagram post Monday with a picture of an ultrasound and the words: “Pretty HUGE news!!! We’re expecting baby #3 in November!!!!” Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City bedroom […]
Republican for U.S. Senate Candidate % Popular Vote Popular Vote MITT ROMNEY 71.71% 217049 MIKE KENNEDY 28.29% 85622 – County: Sevier Republican for County Commissioner A Candidate % Popular Vote Popular Vote SCOTT T. JOHNSON 65.88% 2442 CONRAD MILLER 34.12% 1265 – Republican for County Clerk/Auditor Candidate % Popular Vote […]
The chairs are put away, the sets are stowed in the warehouse, and the 52nd season of the Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant is complete. Final numbers indicate attendance was about on par with previous years with a total of 76,950. The biggest night by far was the second Friday when […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney handily won the Republican primary for a Utah Senate seat Tuesday after toning down his criticism of Donald Trump as he looks to re-start his political career. The former presidential candidate was the heavy favorite to win the primary in the race to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah 17-year-olds are heading to the polls for the first time Tuesday under a new state law allowing them to vote in primary races if they’ll be 18 by November. KUER radio reports the law was passed by state lawmakers earlier this year. Pleasant View 17-year-old […]
