PROVO, Utah (AP) — Overseas voters from Utah County will be able to cast a ballot from their smartphones as part of the state’s first mobile voting program. Utah officials announced Tuesday that the county will launch a pilot program for this year’s municipal primary and general elections. Eligible participants […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 32-year-old Provo man has been charged with child abuse and attempted murder after police say he choked his wife and children and repeatedly abused them. Court documents show the charges were filed Wednesday against Jaime Marcos Salinas. Police say they began investigating after Salinas’s wife […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A correctional officer at a Utah jail has been convicted of engaging in sexual contact with inmates. The Standard-Examiner reports 41-year-old Jeremy Clark Miller pleaded no contest Tuesday to a felony charge of custodial sexual relations. Miller was a corporal in the corrections division of the Weber County […]
SOUTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Officials are searching for a source of possible contamination after dozens of fish and a few ducks were found dead in a Utah creek. KUTV-TV reports children fishing in Burch Creek in South Ogden discovered the dead fish and called 911 Wednesday afternoon. The South Ogden Fire […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The number of travelers continues to grow at Utah’s largest airport. The Deseret News reports new data from the U.S. Department of Transportation indicates Salt Lake City International Airport saw a slightly over 5% travel increase in 2018 over the previous year. Data estimates more than 24 […]
A six-year-old child is being treated for critical injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Beaver County. The Utah Highway Patrol says a woman was driving a Chevy Tahoe north on Interstate 15 late Wednesday afternoon when she encountered standing water on the roadway. The driver lost control of the SUV […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Department of Justice says the Utah attorney general’s office has failed to turn over documents for a federal investigation into allegations that state officials lied about budget cuts during the Great Recession to get federal grants. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the DOJ has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A champion bodybuilder accused of raping a woman has turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued earlier this month. Court records indicate Shawn Rhoden attended a court hearing Tuesday in a Salt Lake City suburb and was booked into a county jail. He […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Governors from about 25 states are scheduled to gather in Utah this week for the summer conference of the National Governors Association. The state leaders are expected to discuss infrastructure, cybersecurity and health care at the three-day conference in Salt Lake City that runs Wednesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Residents are gathering to celebrate Utah’s history and recognize Mormon pioneers who trekked West in search of religious freedom. Pioneer Day is a beloved only-in-Utah holiday every July 24 that features parades, rodeos, fireworks and more. Hundreds of people camped outside Tuesday to stake out […]
