(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Utah Congressman Merrill Cook has passed away. His son says the 79-year-old died peacefully at his Salt Lake City home on Monday. In the early 1970s, he co-founded Cook Slurry Company, which made mining explosives. After running that company for many years, he ran […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — It’s possible that a mass detention center is being planned for Salt Lake City after Immigration and Customs Enforcement bought a massive building. ICE paid over 145-million dollars for the 833-thousand square foot warehouse that sits on about 25-acres. It’s five miles southwest of Salt […]
On Mar. 10, Salina City Police department received a notice from their license plate reader system of a vehicle that had been stolen in New Mexico. Sevier County deputies were watching for the vehicle and observed it westbound on I-70 near Joseph. According to a press release from the Sevier […]
(St. George, UT) — A bill requiring helmets for people on e-bikes is now awaiting a signature by Governor Spencer Cox. HB381 has already passed the House and Senate. In addition to a helmet requirement, it also makes it easier for police to impound an e-bike if a kid is […]
(Orem, UT) — Utah Valley University will play in the Western Athletic Conference tournament for men’s and women’s basketball. That agreement was reached after the WAC threatened to keep them out over a one-million dollar payment. Because Utah Valley is getting ready to leave the WAC for the Big West […]
Around 1:30 p.m. Mar. 10 officers and firefighters responded to a structure fire near 348 North 600 West in Richfield. According to a post to the Richfield City Police Facebook page, “upon arrival, responders found a carport located behind the residence fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters from the Richfield Fire […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The State Senate President admits that a bill designed to make it easier to split up Salt Lake County did not pass before a key deadline. The Senate was voting on HB212 late on Friday night – and a few ticks past midnight. Because voting […]
(Salina, UT) — Three people are in custody after two high-speed chases netted a drug bust. It happened in Salina along I-70 when a driver was caught going 110 miles per hour. That black Audi sped away as an officer gave chase. Later, a business in Salina said someone in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill designed to allow for the break up of Salt Lake County may or may not have been legally passed by the State Senate. The issue is whether HB 212 passed on Friday or Saturday. KSL reports the final votes were not cast until […]
(Torrey, UT) — Prosecutors in Wayne County are now considering whether they’ll pursue a death penalty prosecution against a triple murder suspect. Ivan Miller has reportedly confessed to killing three women in Wayne County. Outside legal experts who reviewed the case tell KUTV that a police interview undercuts any potential […]
