ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah school officials say more than 1,000 homeless students enrolled in Washington County schools last year, and the district is struggling to support the growing population. KUER-FM reported that the state Board of Education says the county has the seventh highest homeless student population of […]
JENSEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say four adults and one child are recovering after their car rolled off a hill in a popular off-road area in eastern Utah. According to a news release from the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office the group was driving up a hill Sunday afternoon when the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s temperatures met an all-time record on the first day of the month. KUTV reports temperatures in Salt Lake City reached 100 degrees on Sunday, marking the first time in 40 years temperatures reached triple digits. The only other year on record when […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury is deliberating in the case of a Utah man accused of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring that shipped fake prescription drugs across the country, causing at least one fatal overdose. Prosecutors said during closing arguments Thursday that Aaron Shamo’s operation helped fuel the […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) — A Saratoga Springs mother is accused of threatening to shoot employees at a dental office because she had to reschedule her children’s appointment. The Daily Herald in Provo reported Friday that 43-year-old Linda Morford was booked on suspicion of a threat of terrorism. It was […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Officials say a wildfire has burned three homes, heavily damaged five more and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people in the Salt Lake City suburb of Bountiful. The KUTV television station reports that Bountiful police say the blaze started at about 1 a.m. Friday during a thunderstorm. […]
Sen. Mitt Romney has big concerns about the national debt and health care pricing. At a town hall in Richfield Thursday, Romney also addressed questions on education, veterans health care and the coal industry. On education, Romney said, he thinks education decisions need stay at the local level. “I’m a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are unveiling a gun safety program aimed at preventing accidental shootings that will be optional for schools. The program was mandated three years ago by state lawmakers who have consistently rejected gun-control measures. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said Thursday at a news […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A U.S. marshal in Arizona says a fugitive couple suspected of murder escaped by tying up two security guards near the Utah state line. In an interview Thursday with Phoenix radio station KTAR-FM, David Gonzalez shared more details about how 56-year-old Blane Barksdale and 59-year-old Susan Barksdale escaped on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A report indicates that evidence such as drugs and guns is at risk of being stolen once the items reach the Utah court system. The Deseret News reported Wednesday that a state audit of six district courts and three juvenile courts found inadequate procedures to safeguard and […]
