SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a University of Utah student shot last year says in a lawsuit that college officials have refused to take responsibility for missing chances to prevent her death despite multiple reports to police. Lawyers for the family of track star Lauren McCluskey said […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police say they have spoken with a person of interest in the disappearance of a college student missing for 10 days and are trying to find a mattress that had been at the man’s home. Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown released a […]
The Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force is on their way to Central Utah. The task force will be in Richfield Friday evening for a town hall meeting to hear from taxpayers on changing the state code. During the 2019 General Legislative Session, the legislature created the task force after […]
Millard County Sheriff’s Officials have made an arrest connected to their investigation into a shooting in Delta on Thursday. 18-year-old Joshua Baer is being charged with attempted aggravated murder (1st Degree Felony) and felony discharge of a firearm (1st Degree Felony) for his alleged involvement in the shooting. He is […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say Utah County has underfunded the retirement system for its sheriff’s office for more than 20 years. The Daily Herald reports the county government had not made contributions to the Utah Retirement Systems for the scheduled hours that sheriff’s office personnel worked above the 80 hours for […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A company that failed to report a large-scale ammonia discharge from its plant near St. Helens, Oregon, and annual ammonia emission estimates has entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Dyno Nobel has agreed to pay a $492,000 fine […]
A teen who took a vehicle from three other teens in January, then shot at and abandoned the vehicle, pleaded guilty to robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault and other charges in Sixth District Court on Wednesday, June 26. Alex Balderrama Hernandez, 18, kidnapped the teens when they stopped to talk with […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County has passed a resolution in support of anti-abortion legislation. The Daily Herald reports the resolution passed Tuesday declares respect for “all human life” and opposition for easing existing restrictions on abortion and euthanasia. All three Republican commissioners voted in favor, with Tanner Ainge talking […]
The Skull Flat Wildfire East of Beaver is expected to grow as crews ignite more areas Wednesday. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the fire began on Monday with a lightning strike. Because the area was already planned for a prescribed burn in the future, officials decided that instead of […]
BRIAN HEAD, Utah (AP) — The boil water advisory for the small Utah town of Brian Head after E. coli bacteria was detected in drinking water is expected to be lifted soon. Town Manager Bret Howser said Tuesday that tests on the water supply have come back clean. He says […]
