OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Salt Lake City man to three suspended jail terms and three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to felony firearm charges in a drive-by shooting in December. The Standard-Examiner reported that Judge Reuben Renstrom sentenced 26-year-old Alberto Delgado on Tuesday […]
Sevier County is joining in on the solar energy movement. A 600 acre 80-megawatt grid solar panel farm west of Sigurd has been completed and is expected to begin harvesting energy from sun rays soon. This is the first farm of its kind in Sevier County. Iron, Emery, Millard and […]
A married couple is facing serious charges with drug-distribution after being pulled over on main street in Manti. The husband, Alan Duwayne Lemon, 48, was charged with two counts of distribution or arranging distribution of a controlled substance, which are both second-degree felonies. He is also charged with possession of […]
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced plans to build a new temple in Farmington, New Mexico making it the second temple in the state. Church President Russell Nelson made the announcement Sunday that the new temple in Farmington will be one of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Paris Hilton returned to Salt Lake City for a ceremonial bill signing for a law that regulates treatment centers for troubled teens in Utah. The legislation for facilities that treat teens with behavioral and mental health issues gained final approval in the Legislature about a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new law blocks Utah’s government from requiring people to get COVID-19 vaccines, but companies can use so-called vaccine passports to determine who has been inoculated. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation last month. The passports are designed […]
A small earthquake shook Sevier County just before 3:00 p.m. on Apr. 5. The quake was 3.0 in magnitude and the epicenter was three miles southwest of Richfield. No injuries or damage was reported.
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a trial over whether a Utah county is liable for civil damages after an inmate bled to death in a jail cell in 2016. U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish in Salt Lake City set a trial start date of Jan. 24, […]
Update: Apr. 7 As of the morning of Apr. 7 the fire is 25% contained and has burned roughly 700 acres. It was determined that this fire was caused by a legal permitted burn. The person followed the instructions with one exception, they failed to make sure the burn was […]
On Apr. 2, the Utah Highway Patrol responded to a rollover crash on SR-118 a few miles north of Monroe. Taylor Kim Beach, age 28, was driving a Ford Mustang northbound, when it appears he drifted off the right shoulder of the road before over-correcting back to the left. The […]
