SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two people are facing charges in connection with a wildfire near two Salt Lake City suburbs that destroyed three homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee. The Salt Lake Tribune reports U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Kathy Jo Pollock said Monday the two suspects will get a […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Ogden man accused of fatally beating a neighbor last year has pleaded guilty to one count of murder. The Standard-Examiner reports 23-year-old Jose Robert Zamora’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 22 and he faces a possible sentence of 15 years to life in prison. […]
A California couple is facing multiple criminal charges in Richfield after a traffic stop lead police to a large bag of marijuana Saturday. According to Richfield City Police Chief Trent Lloyd, 29 year old Branna Suri was pulled over for going 39 mph on 25 mph street. As the officer […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah police department has released body camera footage showing the moments before an officer fatally shot a man during an altercation in a DUI processing area. West Valley City police say 31-year-old Chad Michael Breinholt was under investigation for suspected DUI and was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow says he has reached a settlement with the state to receive $1.5 million in legal fees he amassed during a court battle that ended with a jury acquitting him of bribery. Swallow said in a news release Friday announcing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has called lawmakers into a special session on Sept. 16 on medical marijuana and other issues, but tax reform is not on the agenda. The Deseret News reported Friday that income taxes in Utah must be used for education, but they are outgrowing […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A judge has ruled that Davis County jail inspection records are public records and must be released but hasn’t yet ruled on whether statewide jail standards also are also subject to release. District Judge David Connors’ ruling Friday on reports of internal jail inspections and inspections […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A land development battle is being waged on open land near the Salt Lake City airport where some farmers and residents want to allow a 1,100-unit housing complex to be built and the land to be annexed to North Salt Lake to improve services. Opponents […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative groups in Utah have told school officials they disapprove of a new teacher instructional guide for sex education, saying the guide was inappropriate and explicit, officials said. Instructional guides were created addressing specific topics including sex education after new K-12 health standards were passed […]
Utah authorities are investigating whether a 6-month-old boy who died last month had been left in a hot car. News outlets’ reports on the child-abuse investigation by Santaquin police did not identify the mother, who has been questioned by police but not charged. Her phone was the subject of a […]
