SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials say they have confirmed 28 cases of lung damage linked to vaping and are investigating 14 more potential cases. The state Department of Health announced the new number Tuesday, a jump from the 21 cases in teenagers and young adults reported last […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and having illegal drugs tried to persuade an officer she was her daughter. A probable cause statement says the 38-year-old Heather Elaine Garcia repeatedly identified herself as her 20-year-old daughter during […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — More than 100 homes have been evacuated as a Utah wildfire that sparked late Monday night continues to burn. KSL-TV reports the Layton wildfire has burned about 120 acres (48 hectares) and is 0% contained as of Tuesday morning. No structures have been damaged. It is burning in […]
BLANDING, Utah (AP) — A Utah county paid high fees to an out-of-state law firm to sue the federal government in a case involving a canyon right of way. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that JW Howard Attorneys billed San Juan County more than $360,000 from 2016 to 2018 […]
KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Police have arrested a Utah man who they say kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and held her hostage for several days in his basement. Records show 42-year-old Oscar Martinez-Perez was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail early Saturday on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping. Unified Police say they […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah school officials say more than 1,000 homeless students enrolled in Washington County schools last year, and the district is struggling to support the growing population. KUER-FM reported that the state Board of Education says the county has the seventh highest homeless student population of […]
JENSEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say four adults and one child are recovering after their car rolled off a hill in a popular off-road area in eastern Utah. According to a news release from the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office the group was driving up a hill Sunday afternoon when the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s temperatures met an all-time record on the first day of the month. KUTV reports temperatures in Salt Lake City reached 100 degrees on Sunday, marking the first time in 40 years temperatures reached triple digits. The only other year on record when […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury is deliberating in the case of a Utah man accused of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring that shipped fake prescription drugs across the country, causing at least one fatal overdose. Prosecutors said during closing arguments Thursday that Aaron Shamo’s operation helped fuel the […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) — A Saratoga Springs mother is accused of threatening to shoot employees at a dental office because she had to reschedule her children’s appointment. The Daily Herald in Provo reported Friday that 43-year-old Linda Morford was booked on suspicion of a threat of terrorism. It was […]
