SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah teacher has pleaded guilty to murder charges in the shooting death of her ex-husband’s girlfriend, who was killed in front of the former couple’s 3-year-old twins. Prosecutors have said Chelsea Cook shot Lisa Williams while Williams and the children decorated a Christmas […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill that would cap copays at $100 a month for insulin, decreasing the cost of the medicine for diabetes patients and their families. The Deseret News reported Thursday that the House Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved the bill […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is running for Congress, joining the race to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop. The Herald Journal newspaper reports Darren Parry announced Thursday he will run as a Democrat. He is the author of a book […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign strategy is unprecedented and so is his choice of a Utah rally location to bounce back from an unsteady debate performance. He was in Salt Lake City on Thursday, where Democrats are fired up about new attention from […]
After a three-year process consisting of dozens of meetings and public hearings, the Manti City Council has passed a new zoning ordinance covering the commercial areas of Main Street. The main focus of the zoning ordinance is the area between 100 North and 100 South, considered the historical business district […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — A Utah man has been found guilty of three hate crimes for shouting that he wanted to “kill Mexicans” before attacking three Latinos at a tire shop. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that Alan Dale Covington was convicted of attacking Jose […]
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV-TV) — Police in Utah say a man has turned himself in amid reports that authorities were searching for a driver who fled after striking a 9-year-old boy walking on a sidewalk in Payson. The boy was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon in serious condition. A […]
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV-TV) — Police in Utah are searching for a driver who fled after striking a 9-year-old boy who was walking on a sidewalk in Payson. The boy was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon in serious condition. A photograph of the boy published by the television station […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America face an uncertain future after filing for bankruptcy to deal with a mountain of sex-abuse lawsuits. Some former Scouts are worried about the damage to the Boy Scouts’ wholesome reputation. The organization hopes to set up a victims’ compensation fund […]
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man whose body was found in a freezer exonerated his wife by leaving a typed, notarized note saying she bore no responsibility in his death. Authorities say the note left in December 2008 by Paul Edward Mathers cleared the late Jeanne Souron-Mathers, although questions […]
