SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to an ankle in a shooting at the Midvale Middle School parking lot. Police from Midvale and Unified say they received calls of shots fired before 1 a.m. Thursday. A witness reported a man was seen […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah baby sitter has turned herself in after she was caught on camera physically abusing two 5-month-old twin girls. KUTV reports a $75,000 warrant was issued Wednesday for the arrest of Mckenna Newell. The twins’ father told West Jordan police that he reviewed video […]
Utah Democrats are urging GOP lawmakers not to overrule the will of voters by changing the laws they approve on the ballot, like Medicaid expansion. The statement came in response to Gov. Gary Herbert’s State of the State address, where he said the measure will need adjustments to keep future […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nevada police are investigating a high school fight that sent a 16-year-old boy to a Salt Lake City hospital with significant injuries. Elko Police Department Lt. Michael Palhegyi said Wednesday that Neo Hobbs was injured in a fight with another student on Jan. 17 at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert increased his tax-cut proposal to $225 million on Wednesday as he pressed his call to restructure the tax system by putting new taxes on services, a project he called the state’s No. 1 priority. The Republican governor gave his 10th State […]
MANUA, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah town’s police is accused of driving a police car while under the influence. The Utah Highway Patrol says troopers arrested Shane Zilles late Tuesday after he allegedly failed a field sobriety conducted after troopers saw a Mantua Police Department car being driven at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state needs to recoup millions of dollars in unemployment benefits now that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. KUTV reports the state unemployment office is in charge of collecting the more than $2 million in benefits paid out to 2,100 furloughed federal employees […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge has denied a challenge by an unsuccessful candidate for the San Juan County Commission and ruled that newly-sworn-in Commissioner Willie Grayeyes is a Utah resident. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that District Judge Don Torgerson ruled Tuesday that Grayeyes has lived on the Utah […]
A Richfield man is now in jail after police made a drug bust early Thursday morning. Police Chief Trent Lloyd says they arrested Philip Troy Hatch for meth. Lloyd wouldn’t say exactly how much meth was found, but says a large amount. Lloyd says they’ve been following Hatch for months, […]
A man who was part of an Idaho prison detail sent to work at a wildfire base camp in Sanpete County last summer was sentenced Wednesday for a sexual assault that occurred during his time in the state. Ruben Hernandez pleaded guilty in December to sexual battery, a Class A […]
