SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge reduced the sentence of a Utah businessman after the man tearfully apologized for his “foolish” and “selfish” actions that caused the demise of his multimillion-dollar internet business and landed him behind bars. A jury convicted Jeremy Johnson in 2016 of eight counts of […]
Two senators have introduced a bill that would criminalize international doping conspiracies, the likes of which Russia pursued during the Sochi Olympics in 2014. The measure is named after Grigory Rodchenkov, the Moscow lab director who blew the whistle on Russian cheating. It is similar to a bill introduced in […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Shoppers in Utah County soon will begin paying an extra penny for every $4 spent on taxable goods, excluding food, starting April 1. The Utah County Commission on Tuesday voted to implement the fourth-quarter cent sales tax to fund roads and transit. The tax is expected […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say an investigation into the death of a University of Utah student fatally shot by a man she briefly dated shows campus police are overtaxed and need more training in handling domestic violence cases. The probe released Wednesday also shows that friends of student […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A former Weber County Sheriff’s Office evidence technician who stole and ate methamphetamine while working in the evidence locker faces having to serve a year in jail. Candice Follum was sentenced Tuesday under a plea agreement that requires that the 48-year-old serve half her time behind […]
Two hikers are being credited with discovering some dynamite sticks hidden off a hiking trail near Sigurd on Saturday. According to the Sevier County Sheriff, the hikers were in Strawberry Canyon when they found pieces of clothing, some tools, a gun, pots and pans, aspirin and dynamite in an alcove […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County Commission and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert agreed to end their legal fight. The Deseret News reports the commission voted Monday to put forth a new nominee to the Utah Transit Authority’s new board. Herbert later Monday accepted the nomination, and county leaders promised to […]
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — Pleasant Grove police say a 12-year-old boy is dead after being struck by a large truck Monday night. Police say the boy was in a crosswalk where the truck’s driver apparently didn’t see him as he made a right-hand turn on a red light. According […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City has identified 19 priests and others affiliated with the church found to have credible allegations against them of sexual abuse involving minors. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the list of names released Monday outlines the allegations, with the oldest accusations […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah couple is accused of waterboarding their 9-year-old daughter as a form of punishment. The Deseret News reports that the girl’s father and stepmother of Provo were booked into jail last week on suspicion of child abuse. According to a police affidavit, an investigation began […]
