ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Municipal officials in Utah say they want to reevaluate an ordinance that allowed banners for a gay pride festival to be hung from city light posts. The Spectrum reported banners in St. George for the Pride of Southern Utah festival Saturday have caused a discussion […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Brigham Young University student has died after he collided with a car while riding a longboard near campus. The Daily Herald reported Monday that Provo police have not released the international student’s name because family members abroad have not yet been reached. The incident happened […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A Utah prison inmate’s death is being investigated as a possible homicide. KUTV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that the inmate was discovered unresponsive in his cell Saturday night at Oquirrh Facility in Draper. The Utah Department of Corrections in a statement said he was declared dead […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Salt Lake City say a driver who was distracted hit a Union Pacific train. KUTV reported Monday that the collision occurred overnight after several train cars had already gone through a railroad crossing. Police say the driver suffered minor injuries and the damage to the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a slain student. The family of Lauren McCluskey filed the $56 million suit against the university in June, saying the school hasn’t taken responsibility for the death of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — City leaders in Salt Lake City threatened to crack down on electric scooters amid a spike in injuries and growing complaints of sidewalk riders from residents. The City Council will consider an ordinance that would regulate the scooters in the coming weeks, the Salt Lake […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A 6-year-old Utah girl who was accidentally fatally struck by a golf ball hit by her father died in her dad’s arms, he said. Kellen Hill recently returned to the course where an errant drive struck his daughter Aria in the back of the head as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Chinese-based travel company overseeing a U.S. trip that ended in a deadly tour bus crash in Utah is defending its licensing and the new company bus driver who was at the wheel. The U-Tour Group in Shanghai, China, said in a statement Monday that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tour bus crashed near a national park in southern Utah, killing at least four people, authorities said Friday. The morning crash near Bryce Canyon National Park also left a number of people seriously injured, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. It happened near a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Searchers have rescued three kayakers who lost their boats and were forced to swim while being battered by 8-foot (2.4-meter) waves on the Great Salt Lake in northern Utah. Davis County authorities says the last two kayakers were found alive early Friday morning and are […]
