LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Layton police say an officer shot and wounded a man who fired gunshots several times at a home during a three-hour standoff that ended early Saturday morning. Lt. Travis Lyman says no one else was injured and that the 44-year-old man is expected to survive his […]
Two men are lucky to be alive after the car they were in rolled during a rainstorm last Wednesday. Tuaoloa Filipo, 32, of Layton was driving a 2008 Honda Accord on SR-132 at a high rate of speed approaching Pigeon Hollow Junction. As the car entered the turn, it went […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly released documents reveal that northern Utah sheriff’s deputies repeatedly warned a former lieutenant now running for sheriff that an evidence room technician he supervised was regularly high on methamphetamine at work. Documents obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune offer extensive detail about what happened in the […]
CAMERON, Ariz. (AP) — More than 100 horses found dead this week at a muddy watering hole in northern Arizona are being buried at the site. The stock pond in the Navajo Nation community of Gray Mountain had been a reliable source of water for animals over the years. But […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Another Republican official has declared his support for granting Puerto Rico statehood. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah said Friday, however, that the U.S. territory first has to have a vibrant economy and a stable government. The island is trying to restructure a portion […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new survey shows Mormons are gradually becoming more accepting of same-sex marriage, fueled by the views of younger church members. But the survey released this week by the Public Religion Research Institute reveals that Mormons in the United States still lag behind national support […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three Utah school districts will get training about how to deal with mental health issues under a $1.8 million grant aimed at addressing a troubling rise of teen suicides in the state. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah Board of Education unanimously approved the grant […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to 46 years in prison in Arizona for the kidnapping and killing of David Heisler. The Spectrum reports 57-year-old Francis Lee McCard was sentenced Thursday in a courtroom in Kingman, Arizona, after pleading guilty to charges of murder and kidnapping. According […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Another Republican official has declared his support for granting Puerto Rico statehood. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah said Friday that it’s important to rebuild the U.S. territory that was devastated by Hurricane Maria. He also said he will hold an oversight hearing to […]
MORONI, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities have charged six members of a California-based animal rights group with felonies, accusing the activists of breaking into a plant and stealing a turkey. Sanpete County prosecutors filed felony charges Wednesday of burglary and poultry theft against the members of Direct Action Everywhere. According […]
