OREM, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old woman set fire to buildings belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Orem. KUTV in Salt Lake City reported Monday indicate Jillian Robinson could face charges of burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools. According to court documents, police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Regents has approved changes to tuition amounts across the state’s public higher education system for the coming year. The Deseret News reports the changes are specific to individual institutions within the system. For example, there will be no tuition change at Southern Utah […]
Officials are monitoring a propane leak after a train derailed in Juab County Saturday Morning. A Union Pacific train of 23 cars has released an unknown amount of propane after one car overturned about six miles South of Eureka. Multiple emergency crews are responding and Juab County fire is collecting […]
Cars are moving again between Levan and Gunnison after SR 28 was closed most of Saturday. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the driver of the southbound semi was hauling two trailers of gasoline and lost control 7 miles north of Yuba Lake at about 5:30 a.m. The gasoline from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration is approving the first step in Utah lawmakers’ contentious plan for a limited Medicaid expansion. The Friday decision lets the state to start taking applications Monday. It’s expected to cover 70,000 to 90,000 more people, fewer than an expansion approved by voters […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his stepfather in their home in 2017. The Standard-Examiner reports a district court judge on Thursday sentenced David Russell Erekson, of Huntsville, after he had previously entered a plea of […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Ogden officials say they have temporarily suspended the city’s recycling program as they work to finalize a contract with the recycling provider. The Standard-Examiner reports the city announced the suspension Tuesday, but officials said city trucks will continue to pick up blue recycling bins as regularly scheduled. Ogden […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some Utah cities have backed away from plans to adopt a new voting method in upcoming elections. At least half of the six municipalities that planned to use ranked-choice voting this year have dropped the initiative because of complications with implementation and voter education, The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teenager has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his stepbrother. Authorities initially believed his stepbrother had accidentally shot himself. Prosecutors charged the 15-year-old with manslaughter and obstruction of justice Thursday in the March 18 death of his stepbrother in the […]
VINEYARD, Utah (AP) — Authorities say 6-year-old Utah girl was killed after she collided with an SUV while she rode her battery powered scooter in a neighborhood. Utah County Sheriff Sgt. Spencer Cannon said in a news release Thursday that Annie Gonzalez was struck Wednesday afternoon while she came down […]
