FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Officials at the Four Corners Regional Airport in northwestern New Mexico hope proposed upgrades will bring commercial airlines back — something the isolated regional has not had in nearly two years. A five-year $23.2 million plan presented this week calls for improvements to runways, installation of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family members of a robbery suspect killed after shooting multiple times before and during a vehicle pursuit in metro Salt Lake City have apologized for “the horrible events that transpired” leading to his death. The Deseret News reports a statement released Thursday by family members of 37-year-old […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to a felony terroristic threat charge after authorities said he threating to target women in a mass shooting because he couldn’t get a girlfriend. Utah prosecutor Chad Grunander tells the Deseret News that 27-year-old Christopher W. Cleary of Denver was in court […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival has been charged with sexual abuse of a young girl. Online court records show 71-year-old Sterling Van Wagenen was charged on April 4 on accusation that he inappropriately touched a girl on two occasions between 2013-2015. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dump truck operator accused of killing six people while driving drunk has admitted to some criminal charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. The Deseret News reports Jamie Don McKenzie, of Heber City, entered guilty pleas Wednesday in 4th District Court to three counts […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah sheriff’s office has formed a committee tasked with recommending changes to improve safety at a jail where 13 people have died over the last decade. The Standard-Examiner reports the Davis County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that the new panel will conduct a life safety […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will make another global trip next month to Australia, New Zealand and several other countries. The Utah-based faith announced Wednesday that Russell M. Nelson will travel with his wife and Quorum of the Twelve […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly 100 Utah Army National Guard soldiers returned home following a 10-month deployment to the Middle East. The Deseret News reports the troops from the guard’s Echo Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, were greeted by a crowd of family and friends Tuesday at Roland R. Wright […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion rights activists are suing Utah over the constitutionality of a new law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation. The Planned Parenthood Association of Utah filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Utah, asking a judge to delay the scheduled implementation of […]
On Friday April 5, Shaun S. Kjar of Ephraim, signed a contract with Ephraim City as the new City Manager. Ephraim’s former City Manager, Brant Hanson, was offered a City Manager position with Centerville, Utah, which began on March 25, 2019. The vacant position was advertised locally and throughout the […]
