MOAB, Utah (AP) — The police chief in the Utah tourist town where officers stopped Gabby Petito and her boyfriend weeks before her death has taken a leave of absence. A Moab spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that Chief Bret Edge requested a leave of absence that began Monday. Petito and her […]
A dangerous sex offender who escaped from a state mental hospital in Kansas has been arrested in Wayne County. John Freeman Colt, age 42, escaped on June 30. Investigators believe he “planned his escape several months in advance, obtaining a replica of a staff ID badge and dress clothes.” According […]
(Undated) — Community transmission for COVID-19 is starting to decline in at least two Utah counties. Data from the CDC shows Wayne and Sanpete counties fell from the “high” category to “substantial.” Under the CDC’s guidance, people living in those counties should continue to wear masks in public spaces, regardless […]
(Beaver County, UT) — One man is dead and another is in custody after a deadly shooting in Beaver County. Sheriff’s deputies were called out to a home in Minersville on Sunday just after 2 a.m. They arrived and found a 38-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe has died in a shooting at house party less than a year after teammate Ty Jordan was killed in an accidental shooting. Salt Lake City police say the 21-year-old Lowe was killed just a few hours after the Utes beat […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Protesters on both sides of the abortion debate are making their voices heard in Utah. Pro-abortion protesters went to the steps of the Utah state Capitol Saturday to rally in support of a woman’s right to choose. The rally sponsored by the Satanic Temple of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s attorney general is joining with more than 30 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to modernize antitrust laws for big tech companies. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes signed onto a joint letter with 31 other attorneys general that says they want to protect […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state wants to know if Utahns think Bridal Veil Falls should become a state park. The Division of State Parks is conducting a public survey to determine whether the Utah County attraction should become a park or be protected in some other form. The […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah lawmakers are considering a crackdown on catalytic converter theft, in which criminals saw the emission control devices from cars and sell the precious metals found inside to a booming worldwide black market. The Standard Examiner reports that Republican Utah Rep. Ryan Wilcox is sponsoring a […]
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — The Ironman World Championship is being held outside Hawaii for the first time in four decades. That is because of uncertainty over whether the Big Island will be able to host the triathlon as scheduled in February during the coronavirus pandemic. West Hawaii Today reports triathletes […]
