SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah man has been accused of trying to suffocate his estranged wife with a pillow. The Deseret News reports 21-year-old Christopher James Pierce of Milford is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault resulting in a loss of consciousness. Police say […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A 19-year-old West Jordan man is accused of killing his 17-year-old brother in June during what the older brother reportedly said was a struggle over a gun. Emilio Jesus Madrigal-Rios was charged Friday with manslaughter, illegally carrying a concealed weapon, and obstructing justice. Online court […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say a 21-year-old man is accused of anonymously calling a Lehi business to leave a voicemail with a threat against an event involving children. Police on Wednesday arrested Colton Cox of Draper on suspicion of making a threat of terrorism. Online court records don’t […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s prison population has grown faster than most states in the past few years, authorities said. The Utah Sentencing Commission saw a dramatic surge in prison population as new crimes and drug violations led to more convictions, KSL-TV reported . Utah’s prison population increased by 4.3% from […]
On Friday night, 14 young ladies from Sanpete County participated in the annual Miss Sanpete County and Miss Sanpete Outstanding Teen competition at the Eccles Center on the Snow College campus in Ephraim. The event was hosted by Miss Utah Dexonna Talbot of Spanish Fork. Miss Sanpete County for 2019 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three companies are continuing to protest Utah’s decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses. The state’s Division of Purchasing said Thursday that companies Pure UT, Total Health Sciences and JLPR are appealing the agency’s decision to reject their complaints to the […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Wildlife officials say they are still looking for the bear that attacked a 13-year-old boy at a campground in eastern Utah. The state’s Division of Wildlife Resources said the teenager was sleeping at a campground along the Colorado River Friday morning when a bear approached him […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s lieutenant governor says voter fraud is rare in the state and usually the result of a misunderstanding of election laws. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday that Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox says fraud cases typically involve parents submitting ballots for children who are away […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The family of a teenage Logan girl who survived a gunshot wound to the head will be handing out gun locks at the Cache County Fair. The Herald Journal reports that Deserae Turner’s mother April says her daughter’s injuries had a profound impact on her life, and she’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Crews in Utah were clearing landslides and mud from several canyon highways and roads canyons on Friday following heavy rainfall. Homes were briefly evacuated in one canyon and motorists were evacuated from another, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Parts of […]
