OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother faces charges accusing her of drinking alcohol with teenagers and performing lap dances for them during a birthday party at her home. The Deseret News reports that 40-year-old Rhianna Renae Nivens of Harrisville was charged Tuesday with four counts each of dealing in harmful materials […]
MOUNTAIN GREEN, Utah (AP) — Residents in a small Utah town are being advised to boil their drinking water after someone broke into a water storage tank. The Cottonwood Mutual Water Company issued the warning to customers in the Morgan County town of Mountain Green after discovering the breech during […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Public Safety says it arrested nearly 40 people under Utah’s new drunken driving law in its first month. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that 38 people were arrested in January under the state’s DUI law implemented that month. Authorities say the statute […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Officials say 19 students and employees at a Utah high school were treated for respiratory distress after a student released pepper spray. Park City fire information officer Tricia Hazelrigg says police were called to Park City High School about 2 p.m. on Monday. Hazelrigg says […]
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a Colorado man accused of attempting to kill cattle in Utah. The Durango Herald reports that 63-year-old Mark Franklin entered a plea agreement rather than stand trial and face up to six years in jail on a felony charge of “attempted wanton destruction […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Utah rolled out its partial Medicaid expansion Monday, health care advocates said they’re worried the scaled-back version of a voter-approved law will leave thousands of people behind. While they’re glad more people will get coverage, they’re worried about people such as Leonard Bagalwa, a […]
One man is recovering from minor injuries to his face after an accident on I-70 Sunday at milepost 84, near the Fremont Jct. interchange. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, Kendall Stearns Jr. from Sunnyvale, California became drowsy as he was Eastbound on the highway. After he fell asleep, Stearns’ […]
Parents are being urged to talk to their kids about safety after a possible abduction attempt earlier this month in Monroe in Sevier County. Aubrey Lindsay says her son told her Thursday, a few days after it happened, that he was followed a few blocks by a man in a […]
It was another successful fundraiser for Sanpete Search and Rescue as they took over KMTI-AM and FM on April Fool’s Day and peppered the airwaves with on-air banter, prize giveaways and jokes. The day is a major source of funding for the Search and Rescue and always a favorite with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a massive fireball soared into the air after officials blew up 11 tanker cars carrying propane and biodiesel that derailed in remote central Utah desert. Juab County officials say that the controlled detonation was the safest way to deal with the explosive material. […]
