After investigating multiple vehicle and residential burglary cases in Cedar City, Police think they now have a suspect in custody. Scott Beckwith of Las Vegas was arrested Thursday after a Walmart employee in Cedar City recognized the suspect and called police. Officers located numerous stolen items including credit, debit and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police recordings show a woman hurt when a Greyhound bus careened off a Utah highway called 911 in a panic, saying the driver had passed out before the crash and begging for help as dispatchers struggled to locate her in the rural desert. The recording […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he thinks medical marijuana will be legalized someday. The Deseret News reports the governor was responding to a question from a ninth-grade student on Wednesday when he said Utah will likely legalize medical pot — if there is appropriate research […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Funeral services for Mormon church president Thomas S. Monson have been set for Jan. 12 in Salt Lake City. Church officials said Wednesday that a public viewing will be held all day on Jan. 11 with the funeral to follow at noon the next day. […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Developers of a massive coal-export terminal proposed on the Columbia River have sued Washington state over the project. Utah-based Lighthouse Resources sued in federal court in Tacoma Wednesday, alleging that state officials violated federal laws in delaying and denying permits for its Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview project. The […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say a Utah man has been charged with fatally shooting a schoolteacher in Norfolk on New Year’s Eve. Norfolk Police said in a statement Wednesday that 70-year-old Edward Shaw of Sevier, Utah, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 50-year-old Caroline […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting can now apply for financial help if they meet criteria set by an oversight committee. A link to apply for assistance from the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund became available this week. More than $22 million has been raised to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Highway Patrol says the number of arrests related to drunken driving dropped during the weekend before New Year’s Day compared to the year before. KUTV-TV reports state police made 45 arrests for driving under the influence on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Lt. Todd Royce […]
Three people, including two children, are recovering after a crash near Gunnison Friday night. The car they were traveling in left the roadway and overturned, according to Utah Highway Patrol officials. A 35-year-old and, 10-year-old and 5-year old were all taken to the hospital as a precaution. They were all […]
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that damaged a home in Glenwood on Tuesday. The Richfield City Fire Department responded to a fire after people in the home said they smelled smoke and thought there was something wrong with the chimney. When crews arrived, they found flames coming out of […]
