SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Chinese government officials have thanked the Utah state, county and local government agencies and volunteers that responded to a bus crash that killed four and injured 27 Chinese tourists. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that dozens of people in Utah came to the aid of the injured […]
ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah (AP) — Utah state wildlife officials have gathered mule deer on Antelope Island and flown them by helicopter to assess the health of the herd. The Standard-Examiner reports that about 50 blindfolded and restrained deer were flown this week, typically two or three at a time dangling […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three people were wounded in a shooting outside a downtown concert venue in Utah’s capital, not far from the unrelated Friday night evacuation of an NBA arena, police said. The shots were fired shortly after 10 p.m. from a car as the three left The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — About 15 minutes after the end of an NBA game, the Utah Jazz’s home arena has been evacuated because of a suspicious package. Most fans had already left the building Friday night following Utah’s 113-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors when players, coaches and […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Another Hill Air Force Base squadron equipped with F-35 fighters has left on a combat deployment for the Middle East. The Standard-Examiner reports that the 34th Fighter Squadron with personnel drawn from active-duty and reserve units at Hill left recently for Al Dhafra Air Base, […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — It’s a story she’s told over and over. Looking at round-faced kids who gathered in a Cedar City home for a hunter safety course, Kayleen Richins tells them how she fired a bullet that whizzed through the trees, pierced the window of a passing Jeep […]
Joshua Bear, age 19, was sentenced in the Fourth District Court Nov 20 for his actions in the June 20 shooting that occured in Delta. Last week Bear pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated murder, possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, theft by receiving stolen property, and obstruction […]
SPRINGDALE, UT – Zion National Park confirms that the body found Thursday, November 21 was that of 19-year-old Savannah McTague. McTague, from Maine, was a Xanterra concession employee working at Zion Lodge. McTague had been out hiking on Angels Landing with two colleagues late afternoon on Wednesday, November 20. She was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah elementary school teacher charged with child kidnapping has said it was a misunderstanding after she tried to help a 5-year-old girl get home. Teacher Amy Martz says she walked with the girl off Fox Hollow Elementary property but did not kidnap her. Authorities […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A hiker has been found dead at the bottom of a popular trail bordered by steep drops at Zion National Park. Park spokeswoman Aly Baltrus said in a news release that the hiker’s body was found Thursday morning below the Angel’s Landing trail. The hiker […]
