SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City says it has fired four parking enforcement officers who took free pizza from a downtown pizzeria in exchange for not writing parking tickets for the owner and his employees. KUTV-TV reports that City Director of Public Service Lisa Shaffer says that the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A diesel mechanic has died from injuries he suffered in an explosion at a trucking facility in southern Utah. The St. George News reports that 25-year-old Mike Cooper died after he was taken the Dixie Regional Medical Center with head injuries following the blast at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney declined to say Tuesday whether he would run for the Utah Senate seat being vacated by Republican Orrin Hatch, telling reporters the “time will come” for him to make some kind of announcement. Romney, who moved to Utah after […]
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies say they fear two Utah teenagers who’ve been missing for two weeks may have been the victims of foul play. The Juab County sheriff’s office said in a statement Tuesday deputies are continuing a missing persons’ investigation but have suspended a search and rescue […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Developers in southern Utah have unveiled plans for a master-planned community along the Arizona line they say would be one of the largest ever built in the state. The (St. George) Spectrum reports the 3,350-acre Desert Color development would be made up of four main […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office says one driver is dead and another suffered critical injuries after a two-car crash on U.S. Highway 189 in Provo Canyon. The sheriff’s office says the Monday night crash temporarily closed U.S. Highway 189 from Provo Canyon to Heber in both […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A suspect in an attempted murder in northern Utah has been arrested after a standoff at a home in Midvale that temporarily forced a lockdown at a nearby church. The (Provo) Daily Herald reports 33-year-old Andrew Holloway of South Jordan allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend early […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church appointed a 93-year-old former heart surgeon Tuesday as its new president, following a longstanding succession plan that aims to keep the faith on course with a minimum of upheaval. The selection of Russell M. Nelson was announced during an address broadcast from […]
Crews are cleaning up after a tractor trailer carrying produce rolled on I-70 Tuesday morning. The Utah Department of Transportation reports there were minor injuries. No lanes were closed as of 10 a.m.
(Eagle Mountain, UT) — A 19-year-old woman from Eagle Mountain is in serious condition at a hospital after Utah County Sheriff’s deputies say she was accidentally shot by a 17-year-old boy. According to deputies, the gun had jammed unexpectedly, and went off when the boy tried to move it. The […]
