SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah Navy veteran confessed to sending four envelopes containing the substance from which ricin is derived to President Donald Trump and members of his administration, authorities said in court documents. William Clyde Allen III, 39, made the confession while speaking with investigators after his […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Remnants from a tropical storm that dropped a record amount of rain in Phoenix area now are headed to Colorado and Utah. A separate flash-flood warning was issued through Thursday morning for Yavapai County north of Phoenix because of possible thunderstorms. National Weather Service meteorologists say a […]
Four people are now safe after Search and Rescue crews in Sevier County were called out three times Wednesday. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, the first call-out was for an overdue hunter. Tyrell Curtis of Salina didn’t return home from hunting East of Salina. Family became concerned when […]
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has declared a state of emergency in advance of potential flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa. The National Weather Service on Tuesday issued a flash-flood watch for much of Utah as what remains of the storm moves across the state. Herbert says communities near […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities are reviving a 1998 cold case they say may be connected to a convicted Colorado serial killer. Investigators said Tuesday that circumstantial evidence points to Scott Kimball. State Bureau of Investigation Agent Brian Davis says that includes a complicated rope knot like one […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney’s Senate candidacy in Utah is adding urgency to election officials’ work to beef up security and guard against the threat of voting interference from Russian hackers. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday the presence of the onetime presidential candidate and Russia critic on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State leaders say heroin overdose deaths declined in Utah in 2017 for the first time in seven years. Data released Monday by state agencies shows that opioid-related overdose deaths decreased last year by almost 20 percent. Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox says fatal overdoses specifically […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber School District is overhauling the way it deals with racism and discrimination with new policies and plans to hire a new administrator to focus on the issues. The Standard-Examiner reports school officials say they want to change the culture at the district, both in the ways they […]
A student at Gunnison Valley High School is in custody and facing multiple sexual abuse charges. The 16-year-old student was arrested Friday afternoon and charged in the county’s juvenile court with six counts of first-degree felony object rape and five charges of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse. According to South Sanpete […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah archaeologists are excavating a sandstone foundation believed to be a military barracks built during the Civil War era at Fort Douglas. The sandstone foundation was accidentally discovered about four years ago by contractors digging a utility trench at the historical landmark overseen […]
