LAS VEGAS (AP) — Felony charges have been dropped in Nevada against a former Republican political consultant who was accused of imprisoning and battering his girlfriend. Benjamin Sparks’ attorney, Joshua Tomsheck, said Wednesday that prosecutors wouldn’t have been able to prove kidnapping, domestic battery and coercion charges in a grand […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in three states say they will not try to undo or interfere with dozens of adoptions done as part of a human smuggling scheme that led to charges against an Arizona county assessor. Prosecutors in Arizona, Utah and Arkansas said Wednesday that they consider the adoptive […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials say the number of cases of lung damage linked to vaping is up to 76, with 14 more potential cases being investigated. The state Department of Health announced the new tally Monday, a rise in the 71 cases reported earlier. Officials said […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Police say one person has been injured in a shooting at a mall in northern Utah. KUTV reports Layton police said Tuesday that a suspect was shot by police and taken to the hospital in the wake of the shooting, which occurred in the late afternoon […]
(Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldextra.com) PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah law enforcement report says there were fewer crimes overall in the state last year, although the number of sexual assaults increased for the fifth year in a row. The Daily Herald reported Tuesday that the Utah Bureau of Criminal […]
(Information from: Craig Daily Press, http://www.craigdailypress.com) CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — A Utah counties coalition has asked the federal government to pull a rail route from consideration after a Colorado agency expressed opposition. Craig Daily Press reports that the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado sent a letter to the federal government […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The assessor of Arizona’s largest county has been indicted in an adoption fraud scheme. The Arizona Republic reports the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has confirmed the 32-count federal indictment Tuesday against Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen for conspiracy, theft, forgery and 29 counts of fraudulent schemes. Authorities […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will make his next foreign ministry trip to four Asian countries. The church announced Tuesday that Russell M. Nelson will visit Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia in November. He plans to meet with government […]
(Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two women raped by a former Utah State University football player are suing the university. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court claims the school fostered an environment where sexual assaults were tolerated. […]
Carl Albrecht of the Utah House of Representatives expressed his concern about too many predators. Albrecht said on Monday October 7 that rural Utah has a real problem with predators, stating that there are far too many bears, cougars and coyotes. He said that he is working to protect sheepman, […]
