SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah ski resorts set a record for visitors this past winter thanks to heavy and consistent snowfall. A news release Tuesday from Ski Utah shows the 5.1 million skier days marked a major rebound from the previous winter when the state registered 4.1 million during […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City area man who contended that tax laws didn’t apply to him has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison on multiple convictions for felony tax evasion and related crimes. Judge Paul B. Barker sentenced 62-year-old Dennis Kay Iverson on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are investigating a youth psychiatric center in southwest Utah suspected of sexual abuse, violence and several other issues. A letter from the Department of Human Services posted Friday claims staffing issues at Red Rock Canyon School in St. George have left residents and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The wife of a man convicted of gunning down a University of Utah student from China has pleaded guilty to two counts of theft. The Deseret News reports prosecutors dropped other counts in exchange for the Monday plea from 25-year-old Kathleen Boutain, including criminal solicitation. She and […]
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Federal, state and tribal water managers are marking completion of a long-negotiated plan for 40 million people and vast irrigated farms to share crucial Colorado River water despite ongoing drought in the arid U.S. Southwest. Interior Department official Tim Petty, Bureau of Reclamation chief Brenda […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a 19-year-old Texas man serving a religious mission in Mexico City died Saturday morning. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said Sunday that Andrew Carr of Fort Worth, Texas, died of asphyxiation from what seemed to be a […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a property in Provo owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was vandalized with graffiti. The Daily Herald reports churchgoers on Monday had already scrubbed some graffiti off walls and removed sections of fence. Provo police believe the incident happened sometime between Saturday […]
The 2019 Miss Mt. Pleasant pageant was held Saturday evening, and Kylena Akauola was chosen to represent the city for the coming year. Her platform is “Art heals: the importance of art.” Kylena is the daughter of Vern and Michelle Akauola. Joining Kylena will be Mayshaylie Burnside, 1st runner up; […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — An Orem man is accused of making online threats to shoot YouTube employees, going so far as to drive to their Northern California headquarters with a gun. David Swanson was released from jail Sunday after posting $100,000 bail. The 35-year-old is facing a felony charge of […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an overnight shooting in Ogden has left one man dead. Ogden police say they received a report of a shooting early Sunday. Responding officers found an unconscious man in his mid-20s on the sidewalk and bleeding from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim died […]
