A 65-year-old Taylorsville man is recovering after becoming lost Tuesday in Sevier County East of Fremont Indian State Park. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, Search and Rescue, EMTs and the Sheriff’s office all helped in the search after Dan Millet called 911 after getting lost when he left […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of an Arizona case challenging a law that gives preference to American Indians in adoptions of Native children. The order this week leaves in place a lower court ruling that dismissed a complaint from a Phoenix-based, right-leaning think tank. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A body believed to be a missing 5-year-old Utah girl was found Wednesday less than a block from her home, bringing a wide-ranging search to a grim close five days after the child was taken from her home and killed by her uncle, police said. […]
A husband and wife who pleaded guilty in April to selling drugs have been sentenced to jail. Alejandro Manzo and Amanda Carrasco were arrested after the Sanpete Juab Major Crimes Task Force discovered they were selling drugs out of a travel trailer they were living in on Gravel Pit Road […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — DNA has provided further evidence that the 21-year-old uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah is behind her disappearance, police said Tuesday. Evidence also indicates the girl, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley, is hurt, authorities said, though they did not elaborate. She was reported missing Saturday morning […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a fuel spill is suspected after a semitrailer carrying butane gas rolled into a reservoir in northern Utah. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nicholas Street said Tuesday there were no injuries in the Monday morning accident that occurred on a highway near Deer Creek […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities rescued four women who got stuck in a narrow slot canyon while hiking in southern Utah because of deep water levels they weren’t expecting. Garfield County spokeswoman Denise Dastrup said Monday that four experienced hikers ranging in age from 40 to 53 went hiking […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The prison population in Utah is growing despite reform efforts in recent years aimed at curbing the number of inmates. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday the state averaged 6,781 prison inmates each day last month, about 300 more than it had a year earlier. Utah Department […]
Logan City Police held a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday morning with regard to their search for 5-year old Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shelley who disappeared from her home Saturday morning. They stated multiple agencies are involved in the search, including the FBI and search and rescue groups. Evidence has been […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say they are receiving more complaints about abuse of vulnerable and elderly residents as those over 65 become the fastest-growing age group in the state. Allegations of elder abuse have increased by 40 percent over a three-year period, state officials said. The reports […]
