HURRICANE, Utah (AP) — A former employee of a Utah police department has pleaded guilty in connection to allegations that he sold police evidence through his daughter’s online store. The Salt Lake Tribune reports former Hurricane Police Department evidence technician Kurt Tanner pleaded guilty as charged Tuesday to one count […]
Police in Hurricane are asking for the public’s help in finding whoever took down the American flag and replaced it with an ISIS flag at Hurricane High School. Police report that one wall of the school was also spray painted with “ISIS is comi.” The student resource officer will be […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah city has approved a rezone that would clear the path for a new state-of-the-art student housing project. The Daily Herald reports Orem City Council voted Tuesday in favor of the Palos Verdes student housing project, a one-of-a-kind multi-unit project offering four bedrooms, four bathroom […]
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Florida high school (all times local): 4:15 p.m. The White House has canceled its daily press briefing after a Florida high school shooting that sent students rushing into the streets. President Donald Trump has spoken with Florida Gov. Rick […]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Wanted: A city to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Getting bidders for the Olympics used to be easy. But no longer, and particularly for the Winter Games. Six European cities pulled out of official bids or possible bids when the IOC sought candidates a few […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah elementary school has decided to give its students the option of saying no when they are asked to dance during school events after a parent complained about its rule. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the parent of a sixth-grader at Kanesville Elementary School […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican lawmakers shut down discussion of a bill Tuesday that would study whether women working in some state government offices are paid less than men. The proposal from Democratic Sen. Luz Escamilla asked the state to spend $125,000 to have a university take an […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are once again considering getting rid of the death penalty, two years after legislators came close to making the move. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that a bill sponsored by Republican state Rep. Gage Froerer of Huntsville would prohibit Utah prosecutors from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers voted against a bill that would have given police the authority to pull over motorists for using their hands to answer phone calls while driving. The Deseret News reports Democratic State Rep. Carol Spackman Moss presented the “hands-free cellphone bill” Friday to the […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government says it doesn’t have to release documents involving legal arguments for President Donald Trump’s decision to shrink national monuments because they’re protected presidential communications. The Department of Justice made a more detailed request of a federal judge in Idaho last week to dismiss […]
