SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An artist, a composer and a historian have a plan to open a George Washington Museum of American History in Utah in time for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Deseret News reports that artist Eric Dowdle said Thursday […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County authorities say a body found in Provo Canyon is believed to that of a missing 36-year-old hiker from Orem. The Sheriff’s Office says its search and rescue team with help from a state Department of Public Safety helicopter recovered the body believed to be […]
NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — A collision between a Utah Transit Authority train and a minivan disrupted passenger train service at a crossing in the Salt Lake City area Thursday morning. Media outlets report that the minivan’s driver was the only person in that vehicle and suffered only minor […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A state agency is preparing to put poison in in Washington County reservoir in southwestern Utah to kill off unwanted fish that were dumped illegally. The Spectrum reports that state Division of Wildlife Resources biologists over the summer found yellow perch, bluegill sunfish and green sunfish in […]
A former Fayette Town clerk pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three 3rd degree felony counts of misuse of public money. Tracy Kay Mellor was arrested on July 5 and charged with nine felony counts dating from 2014 and 2015; however, during the investigation, it was discovered that over $220,000 had […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Logan in northern Utah is deploying to Kuwait. The Herald Journal reports the 103-member 890th Inland Cargo Transfer Co. is leaving this week for a one-year deployment to support of ongoing military operations in the Middle East. Sgt. Liz Vargas says […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney said the bitter fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation shows the Supreme Court nominating process is “awful,” a sentiment his Democratic Senate opponent largely shared even though they differed on how to fix it during a Tuesday debate. Romney, who would have voted for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some woman candidates for public office, who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are worried that a recommended social media break could hurt their campaigns. Russell M. Nelson, the president of the church, challenged women of the faith to take […]
Three boys accused of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault in Sanpete County are denying the charges against them. The three Gunnison Valley High School students appeared in court yesterday to be formally advised of the charges. Each entered what’s called a denial plea, the equivalent of pleading not […]
CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an armed man shut down a northern Utah freeway in Clearfield for more than three hours. The Clearfield Police Department said in a tweet that the incident on Interstate 15 ended with minor injuries to the subject. Sgt. Nick Street says the subject was […]
