SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least one person is under arrest in the deaths of a missing teenage couple whose bodies were found in an abandoned Utah mine. Utah County Sheriff’s officials said Thursday that 41-year-old Jerrod W. Baum is being held on suspicion of aggravated murder, kidnapping, abuse […]
Unified police and fire, and search and rescue crews believe they have found the bodies of two missing teens in Juab County. Authorities searched through the Tintic Standard mine in Eureka on Wednesday. During a press conference, officials said they found the bodies about 100 feet down an open mine. […]
MANTI, Utah (AP) — A Utah inmate facing a possible death sentence has agreed to a plea deal after a judge ripped into prison officials’ handling of the case. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Judge Wallace Lee said Wednesday he was “beyond angry” and called for an investigation into the Department of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow has asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit accusing him and an imprisoned businessman of illegally funneling donations to the campaigns of Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and others. Swallow’s lawyers also asked a federal judge Tuesday in […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Southern Utah officials are proposing a land swap deal with the federal government in order to build a highway through the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. The Spectrum reports Washington County officials are drafting federal legislation with members of Utah’s congressional delegation to swap land needed for the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two friends of Lt. Governor Spencer Cox said Tuesday they’ve started a political action committee and are collecting online pledges for campaign donations should Cox decide to run for governor in 2020. The Utah 2020 PAC, which quietly formed a year ago, has since set […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Despite safety concerns, a recreational ax-throwing venue in Salt Lake City has been approved for a license to serve beer. The state liquor commission approved Social Axe Throwing’s request for a recreational beer license on Tuesday. The business asserted that it’s “substantially similar” to other […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (KUTV 2 News)-Per a report from KUTV-Channel 2 in Salt Lake City, Lagoon Park is opening for another season on Saturday, weather permitting, at 10:00 am MDT. Families can experience an Easter egg hunt and a special visit from the Easter bunny this weekend as they visit. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three Utah telemarketing companies and their owner have been ordered to pay approximately $500,000 for dialing phone numbers on the Do Not Call Registry nearly 100 million times and making more than 4 million additional calls that included misleading statements to induce the sale of […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A 16-year-old is facing attempted murder and other charges after prosecutors say he tried to ignite an explosive device in a backpack at his southern Utah high school. The teen also was charged Monday in juvenile court in St. George with misdemeanor graffiti and abuse […]
