Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Agency (EDA), the Mt. Pleasant industrial park will be seeing some much needed improvements in the near future. The Mt. Pleasant Community Development and Renewal Agency (CDRA) received a federal grant for over $249,000 to improve the infrastructure at the park, […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The police chief of the southern Utah city of St. George is retiring after an 18-year tenure where he saw the city’s population nearly double. The Spectrum newspaper reports Chief Marlon Stratton says he is looking forward to spending more time with family after a total of […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A teenager accused of trying to blow up a homemade backpack bomb at a St. George high school after looking at Islamic State propaganda has pleaded not guilty. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports the 16-year-old boy entered his plea Wednesday and is due […]
An Aurora man is dead after a one-car crash in Sevier County on Wednesday afternoon. 86-year-old Con Anderson may have suffered from a medical issue leading to the crash, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Anderson was driving northbound or SR-24 when he moved to the right shoulder, over-corrected and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man is suing McDonald’s alleging that an employee spiked his Diet Coke with a heroin substitute. The 33-year-old Trevor Walker says he was with his three young sons in August 2016 when he suddenly lost control of his arms and legs and had […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Amazon has started the hiring process for its new distribution center in Salt Lake City expected to open later this year. Amazon spokeswoman Lauren Lynch said in an email that Amazon has already begun accepting applications online and has in-person hiring events scheduled for Wednesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transportation officials are building a wildlife bridge over a part of Interstate 80 where more than 100 animals have been killed over the last two years. The Utah Department of Transportation the project will close part of eastbound I-80 overnight in Parley’s Canyon Wednesday. Mule […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Belgian tourist has died of apparent heat-related causes while hiking at a popular rock formation called “The Wave” near the Utah-Arizona border. Kane County sheriff’s Sgt. Alan Alldredge says 49-year-old Christophe Pochic was found dead Monday night after his 16-year-old son called his mom […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man convicted of killing a Utah highway trooper in 1993 says he’s sorry for being “a coward” when he fatally shot the officer during a highway pursuit. Jason Scott Pearson said Tuesday at a parole hearing at the Utah state prison that he was […]
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say rafters on the Colorado River helped rescue the pilot of a small plane that crashed into the water near the Colorado-Utah border. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado says the river rafters came upon the crash and took the 59-year-old pilot to […]
