UPDATE: As of Friday afternoon, the fire grew to 878 acres Thursday, but may have slowed its advance on East Mountain. There are currently 208 personnel on the fire, with 12 engines, four helicopters and four air tankers. — Forest Service officials say a prescribed fire in Emery county has turned into […]
A recent land acquisition by the State of Utah in Manti may eventually lead to a new courthouse. Manti City recently sold the old downtown MIBA building site to the State for $120,000. At the time of the sale, City Recorder Kent Barton said the State had chosen not to […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 41-year-old American Fork man who was accused of providing drugs and alcohol to minors in 2016 now faces charges of sexually abusing a teenage girl in Eagle Mountain. The Daily Herald reports Utah County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jonathan Storrs Tuesday on suspicion of multiple charges including aggravated […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Cedar City woman charged in the death of her 14-month-old daughter will stand trial later this year. The Spectrum reports Judge Keith Barnes granted a request for trial in the case against 24-year-old Cherokee Dea on Tuesday. She is charged with first-degree murder and felony child […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Facebook could receive an additional $5.8 million in sales tax breaks on a new data center planned for Utah. Sales tax incentives for the nearly 1-million-square-foot facility would be on top of $150 million in property tax breaks approved by Utah County in May. The […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — West Valley City police say a four-year-old girl is in critical condition after being rescued from a pool at an apartment complex. KUTV-TV reports she is the third child to drown or nearly drown in the last four days. Carlos Hernandez, who also lives at the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has ordered a former U.S. intelligence officer charged with attempted espionage to be held without bail pending trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Lund told the court in a memorandum Monday that 58-year-old Ron Rockwell Hansen could be a flight risk because of his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Volunteers and state wildlife officials are once again rounding up geese living in the Salt Lake City area so they can be relocated to the wild. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the annual roundup has been going on for 13 years to remove geese that cause problems […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah wildlife officials have approved a plan to let loose about 50 desert bighorn sheep this fall in a southern Utah mountain range despite concerns from woolgrowers who fear the plan could have negative effects on the domestic sheep they manage. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police are looking for leads after a man was allegedly attacked while trying to defend two gay men who were being chased after the Utah Pride Festival. Detective Greg Wilking said Tuesday the two men were leaving the festival around 10:30 p.m. […]
