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Prosecutors to seek death penalty in toddler’s death

Prosecutors to seek death penalty in toddler’s death

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Utah couple accused of taunting their malnourished 3-year-old daughter with food before she died. The state filed the notice Tuesday in the case of 25-year-old Miller Costello and 23-year-old Brenda Emile. The Ogden couple is accused of recording […]

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Loaded gun found atop baby changing table at Utah aquarium

Loaded gun found atop baby changing table at Utah aquarium

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police are searching for the owner of a loaded gun left behind on a baby changing table in a women’s restroom at a suburban Salt Lake City aquarium. Authorities said Tuesday they don’t plan to file criminal charges against the gun’s owner. Draper Police […]

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Sheriff’s office says 74 homes destroyed in Utah fire

Sheriff’s office says 74 homes destroyed in Utah fire

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least 74 homes have been destroyed and six more damaged in a Utah wildfire that forced more than 1,000 people from their homes. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday the fire in a mountain area near a popular fishing reservoir also damaged or […]

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Honduran woman vows to fight for asylum from Utah church

Honduran woman vows to fight for asylum from Utah church

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Honduran woman who has been taking sanctuary with her two daughters in a Utah church for the past six months is vowing to keep fighting for asylum. Vicky Chavez told reporters Monday night that she hopes to be a voice for other women who […]

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New charges filed against girlfriend of accused teen killer

New charges filed against girlfriend of accused teen killer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New obstruction of justice charges are being filed against a Utah woman whose boyfriend is accused of killing two teenagers and abandoning their bodies in an abandoned mine shaft. Prosecutors filed 28 new charges against 34-year-old Morgan Henderson on Monday, one for each time she […]

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Moose wanders around University of Utah campus

Moose wanders around University of Utah campus

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A moose has been released into the Utah wildness after spending several hours wandering around the University of Utah campus. University library spokeswoman Heidi Brett said the moose ate shrubs and meandered around a plaza adjacent to the library early Monday morning. The moose did […]

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Salina City turns off irrigation water

Salina City turns off irrigation water

Salina City is turning off the Pressurized Irrigation Water due to lack of water in the pond. The water will remain off until the pond is able to recover. According to a post on the Salina City Facebook page, if and when the water is turned back on, people need […]

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Militia leader who tried to bomb federal cabin released

Militia leader who tried to bomb federal cabin released

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah militia group leader who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a federal cabin in Arizona is being released on time served after spending two years in jail. Judge David Sam said Monday that 59-year-old William Keebler had been a model prisoner and […]

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Cooler, wet weather helps crews fighting Utah wildfire

Cooler, wet weather helps crews fighting Utah wildfire

DUCHESNE, Utah (AP) — Wet weekend weather has helped crews fighting a Utah wildfire that torched dozens of buildings and forced more than 1,000 people from their homes. Authorities said Monday the fire in a mountain area near a popular fishing reservoir grew to about 78 square miles (201 square […]

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Man found dead following domestic incident

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A domestic incident in Utah started with gunshots and ended after authorities discovered the shooter dead. Provo Police Detective Nick Dupaix says Richard Austin was identified as the shooter Sunday afternoon. Austin appeared to have died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but Dupaix says the Sunday […]

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