NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan has been remembered on what would have been his 40th birthday. The Standard-Examiner reports that about two dozen friends, neighbors and relatives attended the party honoring Maj. Brent Taylor in North Ogden on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah hiker who spent the night in the wilderness says she took shelter beneath trees as a thunderstorm pelted the ground with hail. Dawn Rhode tells KUTV that she got lost after attempting to follow a stranger on an unfamiliar trail during her Thursday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thousands of Utah families rely on free summer meal programs to feed their children once school food becomes unavailable. But despite high demand, there’s a shortage of the programs statewide. The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported that state data shows most counties have fewer than […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials cannot yet determine whether a new drunk driving law has caused a reduction in auto accidents. The Deseret News reported Saturday that Utah Highway Patrol statistics indicate the number of alcohol-related crashes fell in the first quarter of this year. Police could not […]
PAYSON, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say a woman was fatally injured when struck by a bullet that first killed a man apparently taking his own life by shooting himself in the head. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that investigators believe the couple were arguing early […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A father and his teenage daughter who survived being struck by lightning last month say they feel lucky that fellow attendees at the youth conference had the medical training needed to help keep them alive until first responders arrived. The Deseret News reports that Scott Robinson and […]
Fire officials had a busy 4th of July. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, crews responded to nine fires on Thursday. Curtis says a lot of weeds burned and a manure pile. One truck near the freeway in Richfield burned. Another burned during the parade near Ashman Elementary after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State bars have dismissed complaints by an Arizona prosecutor who claimed a lawyer for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had given legal advice in states where he wasn’t licensed. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that the State Bar of Arizona determined “no probable […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in a Salt Lake City suburb say a fire sparked by fireworks improperly disposed of in a trash container set a nearby building on fire. West Jordan Fire officials told KUTV-TV that the building owner used fire extinguishers and a garden hose to stop the fire […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman is facing charges after authorities say she was seen carrying a bucket at the scene of a brush fire in Draper. Crystal LeBaron was arrested this week in connection with a fire Tuesday that threatened three homes. No injuries were reported, but some […]
