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One killed, several arrested in home-invasion shooting

VINEYARD, Utah (AP) — A person has been shot and killed during a home invasion Tuesday. Police said several others were taken into custody after the slaying at an apartment complex in Vineyard. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon tells the Daily Herald one suspect was arrested near the scene, […]

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New refugees struggle to find footing during pandemic

New refugees struggle to find footing during pandemic

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Starting a new life in the U.S. is never easy for refugees, but doing it during a pandemic has created more struggles. They are trying to navigate the upheaval of job losses and other challenges brought on by coronavirus restrictions in a language they don’t […]

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Trump sticky note vandalism in Monroe

Trump sticky note vandalism in Monroe

In the afternoon on May 9 a Sevier County deputy was dispatched to a vandalism in Monroe. According to the deputy the reporting party said that he had come out to his car that morning to see that someone had stuck between 200 and 300 post it notes on his […]

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Camp trailer fire in Willow Creek canyon

On May 9 a little after  7:00 pm Sevier County deputies and EMT’s were dispatched to a report of a camp trailer that was on fire in Willow Creek canyon above Salina. Salina Fire and Forest service fire also responded. When deputies arrived on scene, the fire departments and EMS […]

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Lawyers argue Utah’s death penalty is unconstitutional

Lawyers argue Utah’s death penalty is unconstitutional

OGDEN, Utah (Standard-Examiner) — Attorneys in a Utah homicide case have urged a judge to declare the death penalty unconstitutional arguing the sentencing portion of the law shifts the burden of proof to defendants. The Standard-Examiner reported that an attorney representing 28-year-old Miller Costello said that aggravating factors already have […]

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Crews searching for 3-year-old girl after floods kill sister

Crews searching for 3-year-old girl after floods kill sister

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 7-year-old girl has died and her 3-year-old sister is missing after flash flooding sent torrents of water into a narrow canyon in the Utah desert. Authorities said Tuesday that at least 21 others escaped the flooding in Little Wildhorse Canyon. The Emery County Sheriff’s […]

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Flooding kills 1 in Utah canyon

Flooding kills 1 in Utah canyon

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say flash flooding in a Utah canyon has killed one person. The Emery County Sheriff’s Office says at least 21 others escaped the flooding in Little Wildhorse Canyon. Agencies were looking for others who may have been stranded. The sheriff’s office says that […]

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Utah elementary school to shift to four-day schedule in fall

Utah elementary school to shift to four-day schedule in fall

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Board of Education has approved a waiver to allow an elementary school to operate on a four-day per week schedule. The Deseret News reported Boulder Elementary School in Garfield County will make the shift beginning in the fall term. The education board […]

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Crews scale back water search for girls missing on Utah Lake

Crews scale back water search for girls missing on Utah Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Search crews have scaled back a water search for two teenagers who went missing on Utah Lake and will focus instead on searching from the air. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon told KUTV Sunday that pilots will fly over the lake three to four […]

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Emergency plane landing near Mt. Pleasant

Emergency plane landing near Mt. Pleasant

Just before 3:30 p.m. on May 9 the Sanpete County Sheriff’s office received a call about a small plane that had landed around 1.5 miles west of the old Mount Pleasant airport. According to Sanpete County Sheriff Detective Derick Taysom, “the pilot believed they were having a medical issue so […]

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