TOOELE, Utah (AP) — A judge set bail at $4 million Monday for a Utah teenager who authorities say “methodically” killed his mother and three younger siblings. The bail amount was requested by prosecutors: $1 million for each victim. Sixteen-year-old Colin “CJ” Haynie is charged as an adult with aggravated murder. Authorities […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Robert Redford has been coaxed briefly out of acting retirement by his grandson in a film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. “Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia” is a movie directed by 15 filmmakers, including 28-year-old Dylan Redford. He asked the 83-year-old Redford to […]
GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — The older brother of a Utah teenager who authorities say killed his mother and three younger siblings says the teenager is still loved and part of the family. Danny Haynie spoke Friday at a funeral the small town of Grantsville, Utah, west of Salt Lake City. […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah event straight out of the Old West is attracting more people with its mountain-man appeal. The Herald Journal reports about 50 people gathered to compete in a state-organized event featuring muzzleloader guns last weekend. Many wore traditional mountain-man gear to the area surrounded […]
A woman has died after struggling in a hot pool in Utah. Box Elder County sheriff’s officials say a group of teenagers called for medical help for the 51-year-old woman at Crystal Hot Springs outside Honeyville. Authorities say the woman died at a hospital later Saturday. Chief Deputy Dale Ward […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Without Oprah or Apple, the Russell Simmons documentary “On the Record” went ahead with its premiere Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival, where the women who came forward with sexual assault allegations against the hip-hop mogul received one of the festival’s most roaring receptions. The […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda says that he knows “‘Hamilton’ is the first line in my obituary.” But a pair of new documentaries premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week capture a wider view of Miranda’s life through some of the people who have been most foundational […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two students at a Utah military academy have died of influenza. Weber-Morgan Health Department officials say an epidemiologist confirmed the students tested positive for different strains of flu. Neither the school nor the health department identified the students. A GoFundMe page says an eighth-grader at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislator’s proposed resolution discouraging schools from renaming mascots involving Native Americans has prompted a protest at the state Capitol. James Courage Singer, co-founder of the Utah League of Native American Voters, told a crowd of about 50 protesters Saturday that Native American mascots […]
Utah officials say the unemployment rate is now the lowest ever recorded. The Salt Lake Tribune the 2.3% unemployment rate also ties for lowest among U.S. states. Data released Friday shows the industries seeing the fastest growth are construction, education and health services and leisure and hospitality services. Washington County had […]
