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Utah man recalls harrowing week in Montana-Idaho wilderness

Utah man recalls harrowing week in Montana-Idaho wilderness

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who went missing for nearly a week in the wilderness along the Idaho-Montana border says he sustained himself on berries and bugs. Kaden Laga told Salt Lake City’s KUTV in an interview Sunday that he told himself he was going to survive no matter […]

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Utah man missing since Aug. 8 is found dead in his car

Utah man missing since Aug. 8 is found dead in his car

EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an Eagle Mountain man missing for more than a week has been found dead in his car. Utah County Sheriff’s officials say the body of 19-year-old Eli Merlin Dutson was located Friday night in the park-and-ride lot at the Lehi UTA FrontRunner station. […]

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Rise in Utah women in STEM, still less than US average

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More women in the Utah are earning STEM-related degrees, but experts say completion rates are still behind the national average, a report said. The Utah Women & Leadership Project released a Utah Women in STEM Education study early this month showing an additional 467 women […]

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Police: Car strikes parked pickup; 1 killed, 5 injured

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old girl was killed and her mother and four other people seriously injured when a car went off a road and struck a pickup parked in a Utah canyon before going over an embankment and overturning. The Unified Police Department says the […]

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Ogden police: 4 officers fatally shoot knife-wielding man

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Ogden police say four officers fatally shot a knife-wielding man approaching them after ignoring commands to drop the weapon. Police Lt. Michael Boone said the encounter occurred Thursday night after the officers responded to a call about an apparently disoriented knife-wielding man approaching people in the […]

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Hill AFB wings scheduling nighttime flight activity

Hill AFB wings scheduling nighttime flight activity

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Hill Air Force Base officials say residents of the Ogden area of northern Utah can expect to see and hear more evening flight activity in coming days. Officials said the 388th and 419 fighter wings based at Hill will conduct night-flying operations Monday […]

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Teen drowns on Lake Powell trip with group from his school

Teen drowns on Lake Powell trip with group from his school

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy drowned during a visit to Lake Powell with a group from his high school. The National Park Service says the Page High School student drowned Friday afternoon at Swim Beach on the western edge of the lake that spans the Arizona-Utah border. The […]

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Overheated brakes cause semitruck crash into Utah condos

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A semitruck has crashed into a Utah condominium community near the location of a similar crash last year. KUTV-TV reported Thursday that Utah Highway Patrol reported that a semitruck carrying chocolate milk crashed into condos in Garden City about 122 miles (196 kilometers) north of Salt Lake […]

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Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart’s father comes out as gay

Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart’s father comes out as gay

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The father of Utah kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart has come out as gay, saying his decision brings challenges but also “huge relief.” Ed Smart said in a letter shared Friday with NBC’s “Today” showthat he no longer feels comfortable being a member of The Church of […]

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Salt Lake police: Woman fatally shot; no immediate arrest

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police say no immediate arrest was made in the fatal shooting of a woman and that they’re trying to determine a motive. Police said 33-year-old Alicia Baxter was found Thursday with a gunshot wound to the head. According to police, the woman […]

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