SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — U.S. officials say they’re expecting record numbers of visitors to southern Utah’s Zion National Park this holiday weekend that could have people waiting more than 45 minutes to enter the park and board shuttles. The National Park Service says Memorial Day weekend is their busiest of […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Rivers are drying up, popular mountain recreation spots are closing and water restrictions are in full swing as a persistent drought intensifies its grip on pockets of the American Southwest. Climatologists and other experts are scheduled Wednesday to provide an update on the situation in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah County has approved $150 million in tax incentives in hopes of luring an unnamed company to build a data center near Eagle Mountain in between a mink farm and a water treatment plan. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the county commission voted Tuesday to approve […]
Update: The semi-truck driver involved in the incident has died from his injuries according to authorities. The driver is 35-year-old Clifford S. Taylor. ________________________________________________________________________________ One semi-truck driver is in extremely critical condition after an accident on I-70 Tuesday. According to officers on scene following the accident, the truck was driving […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A self-styled Utah prophet accused of secretly marrying young girls because of his beliefs in polygamy and doomsday will serve at least 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to child rape and abuse charges. The Spectrum newspaper reports Samuel Shaffer was sentenced Tuesday in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch’s staff says the retiring Republican lawmaker has no plans to become the ambassador in Australia despite recent speculation. Hatch spokesman Matt Whitlock said Tuesday in a statement that the 84-year-old senator hasn’t had any conversations about an ambassadorship. Whitlock says Hatch […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Senate candidate Mike Kennedy is defending a prominent Baptist minister who has come under fire from Mitt Romney and others for his past criticism of Mormonism, Islam and Judaism. Kennedy told the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards that it was “embarrassing” for Romney to call […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah jury has convicted an American Fork man who authorities say sexually abused a 4-year-old girl he encountered at random. The Deseret News reports 33-year-old Royce Schaefer was found guilty last week of sodomy of a child and aggravated sexual abuse of a child following the four […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Payson, Utah, resident charged with sexual assault has pleaded not guilty. The Daily Herald reports that 22-year-old Toby Howarth pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree rape and third-degree tampering with a witness. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Payson police officers interviewed the girl […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Five animal rights activists are facing more than 60 years in prison over allegations they took piglets from a farm in southern Utah. The Utah Attorney’s General office filed charges against members of California-based Direct Action Everywhere Monday accusing them of stealing a pair of […]
