FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Army says a medical sergeant has died from non-combat injuries in Afghanistan. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued a statement saying that Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins died Sunday in Helmand Province. The 31-year-old was from Ogden, Utah, and was assigned […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer who didn’t relay a report about a University of Utah student’s ex-boyfriend before she was killed has been disciplined for making similar errors on a separate case. The Salt Lake Tribune reports university police officer Miguel Deras was trained on handling domestic violence cases […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A construction contractor says the primary suspect in the killing of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck approached him in April about building a secretive and soundproof room under a front porch. Brian Wolf told the Desert News that the construction request from homeowner Ayoola A. Ajayi […]
As the 4th of July holiday approaches, officials are reminding everyone of the rules surrounding fireworks this year. Fireworks are allowed from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 2 though July 5, with hours extended to midnight July 4. Richfield City Police Chief Trent Lloyd says people who light off […]
Members of the Utah State Legislature are continuing their listening tour, with a better understanding of rural issues after a town hall in Richfield Friday evening. The meeting was part of the tax restructuring and equalization task force’s listening tour–with the ultimate goal to update the state tax code. About […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teen says he did not know a gun was loaded when he shot and killed his stepbrother, a report said. The teenager pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter Wednesday, The Deseret News reportedWednesday. Jerrad Jacobsen, 16, died at a home in the Salt Lake City […]
Authorities are filing murder and kidnapping charges in the death of a Utah college student who disappeared 11 days ago. Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown said 31-year-old Ayoola A. Ajayi will be charged with aggravated murder, kidnaping and desecration of a body in the death of 23-year-old Mackenzie […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sundance Film Festival Director John Cooper will be stepping down from the position after the 2020 festival. The Deseret News reports the Sundance Institute announced Thursday Cooper will instead fill a new role of Emeritus Director where he will oversee special projects including the institute’s 40th anniversary […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A man is dead after an industrial incident at an Orem greenhouse. The Daily Herald reports Efren Perez-Sanchez of Lindon was using an air tank to spray down the greenhouse Thursday morning when it exploded. Orem police officers and investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are […]
CORINNE, Utah (AP) — Police are calling the death of a teenager found in a northern Utah park suspicious. The Standard-Examiner reports the body of 16-year-old Marcus Elkins of Corinne was found in a park in his hometown Thursday morning. The Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office says investigators suspect Elkins did not […]
