SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says it will celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of its reversal of a ban on blacks in the religion’s lay priesthood. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Monday night that the celebration will take place June 1 in Salt […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in a suburban Salt Lake City community say a baby was killed and six people, including a toddler, were injured in a crash involving multiple vehicles. Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera says the crash happened around 7 p.m. Monday in Herriman. She […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities suspect that lightning is responsible for a house fire in St. George that has caused up to $350,000 in damage. The Deseret News reports that St. George Fire Chief Robert Stoker said on Sunday that firefighters worked for up to two hours to extinguish the blaze […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A suspect is hospitalized and in police custody after allegedly striking a deputy with his car and being shot by a second deputy in Spanish Fork. The Daily Herald reports that the Utah County Sheriff’s Office identified the man on Monday as 38-year-old Wade Leon Willis. Police […]
The Utah Department of Transportation is beginning construction on I-70 between Cove Fort and Sevier to remove and rebuild the surfaces of 14 bridges this week. The construction will force the closure of one side of the freeway at a time. So both directions will each have one lane through […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Police say a small plane was destroyed after it caught on fire while it was inside a hanger at a Spanish Fork airport. Spanish Fork Police Lt. Brandon Anderson says the single-engine plane caught fire in a hanger at the Spanish Fork-Springville Airport late Saturday. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are wary after the first marijuana shop opened in the tiny town of Dinosaur, Colorado, just a few miles from the state line. The Deseret News reports Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Todd Royce reminds residents of Utah, where recreational marijuana remains illegal, will still be […]
MILLARD COUNTY, Utah (UDOT)-As rains continue to descend upon central and northern Utah this late afternoon/evening, a crash has occurred near Cove Fort, per the official Twitter account of UDOT. The incident occurred at milepost 132 on northbound Interstate 15 on the right shoulder, right where eastbound Interstate 70 branches […]
The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation is investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Kane County. According to a press release from the Department of Natural Resources, the boy was riding a four-wheeler with friends and family on Thursday evening. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Public documents show a fired evidence-room technician acknowledged using methamphetamine seized in Weber County Sheriff’s Office investigations. The Standard-Examiner reports that the former tech was fired Jan. 8, 2018, after her supervisor found her to be impaired multiple times. Police say they’re investigating possible criminal charges against the […]
