The Central Utah Correction Facility in Gunnison is closed to visitors Thursday after reports of an inmate attacking a guard. Corrections officials say the attack happened Wednesday and prompted a lockdown at the prison. No details about the attack have been released, but the guard is expected to recover.
A warning advisory is in place for Yuba Lake due to an algal bloom in the water. The Department of Environmental Quality says the bloom is creating elevated toxic levels near the lake’s north shore. Swimmers are told to stay out of the water in that area and boaters are […]
One man is in police custody after a domestic violence incident in Ephraim early Thursday morning. According to Ephraim City Police Chief, Aaron Broomhead, a women called 911 just before midnight Wednesday night about a domestic violence incident. Officials could hear arguing in the background before the line disconnected. Police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who survived a mass shooting in Salt Lake City 12 years ago is slowly dying from lead poisoning after a shotgun left 300 pellets in her body, a report said. Carolyn Tuft, 56, has struggled with grief after surviving the 2007 Trolley […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz president Steven Starks has been named the new CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. Company officials said Wednesday the 40-year-old executive will leave the NBA franchise team next week to oversee the company’s car dealerships, sports teams, movie theaters and […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say panic spread briefly through a Utah mall after a falling sign made a gunshot-like sound, reflecting widespread anxiety after recent back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. The Deseret News reports that no one was hurt and a search found no shooter at Valley […]
A Mt. Pleasant man already facing a murder charge was back in court on Wednesday for an assault by a prisoner charge stemming from an alleged incident that occurred at the Sanpete County Jail on July 10. Anthony Jeffrey Christensen had an initial appearance on the 3rd degree felony charge […]
A Mt. Pleasant teen who earlier pleaded guilty to robbery, kidnapping, felony discharge of a firearm and two other felonies was sentenced to additional jail time on Wednesday, August 7. Alex Balderrama Hernandez, 18, could have been sentenced to prison, but a pre-sentence investigation recommended additional jail time in lieu […]
A new show with a new social impact initiative will be the focus of the Miss Sanpete and Miss Outstanding Teen Competition this week. The show will feature different platforms than in the past, and will have 14 girls competing for the titles. 10 ladies for Miss Sanpete and 4 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a state law that replaced the voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana. The court Tuesday dismissed the petition by The People’s Right group that argued the governor and the state Legislature acted unconstitutionally when they replaced the […]
