Five members of the Sanpete Juab Major Crimes Task Force were recognized for their recent work on the case of two missing teens. The five, two from Juab County and three from Sanpete County, received the Lux et Veritas award for spending over 2,500 man hours on the case since […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say Utah residents have more than $38 million in unclaimed property. The Deseret News reports the Utah State Treasurer’s Office recently announced the Utah Unclaimed Property Division received more than $38.4 million in lost property at the end of 2017. Utah Treasurer David Damschen says the […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 3-year-old girl was killed in a crash in Provo involving four vehicles. Provo Police Detective Nick Dupaix says an 8-month-old boy who was in a red Ford SUV with the 3-year-old was flown Sunday to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. Dupaix says the […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Two Utah jails dealt with 34 serious but non-fatal incidents last year, including inmate fights, seizures, falls from bunks, drug overdoses and mental health outbursts. There were 20 non-fatal but serious or life-threatening incidents at Weber County Jail in 2017 that required emergency paramedic calls and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S.-led air strikes in Syria have prompted senior Mormon church officials to change their travel plans as they continue a world tour. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church spokesman Doug Anderson said Saturday that delegation led by church President Russell M. Nelson […]
Two 12-year-olds are in the hospital after an ATV accident at the monkey trail riding area east of Salina on Saturday. According to the Salina City Police Department, neither were wearing protective gear or helmets. The Large ATV reportedly rolled on top of both kids. One child was flown to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A public records board says Utah sheriffs had the right to keep voluntary standards and inspection reports for the state’s county jails secret, even though some of the guidelines have already been released. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the state records committee has decided that the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials have identified 700,000 acres in western Utah that can be temporarily closed to test military weapons including so-called “hypersonic” missiles traveling faster than the speed of sound. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Air Force and Bureau of Land Management have reached an agreement […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities and supporters of a Provo woman who was last seen three years ago are appealing to the public for help, but say there are no major new leads in the case. The Daily Herald reports that police have not given up the search for Elizabeth Elena Laguna […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal wildlife managers under the Trump administration are loosening contentious endangered-species protections for Utah prairie dogs, which worries animal advocates but relieves people in southern Utah who say their town was overrun by the burrowing creatures. The new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules finalized […]
