SALTAIR, Utah (AP) — Authorities have identified a pedestrian who was fatally struck on a major interstate near Saltair. The Daily Herald of Provo reports that Utah Highway Patrol says Bo Shepherd, of Pleasant Grove, had been hit several times Sunday. The 28-year-old man’s body was initially found around 3:30 a.m. with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah firefighter who died battling the largest recorded blaze in California history will be laid to rest on Monday. Matthew Burchett’s funeral will be held at the Maverick Center in West Valley City. The 42-year-old was fighting the Mendocino Complex fire north of San […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man is facing kidnapping and other charges after allegedly dragging a woman 30 feet with his car in Salt Lake City. Authorities say 39-year-old Keith Davontya Williams was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s unemployment rate is up slightly. The Department of Workforce Services reported Friday that the seasonally adjusted jobless rate increased to 3.1 percent in July from 3 percent in June while the state’s economy added 57,100 jobs in the prior year. Chief Economist Carrie Mayne […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The faith has the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir, recently made a documentary about its members called “Meet the Mormons” and uses “Mormon” in its official website addresses. But on Thursday church President Russell M. Nelson said he wants people to stop using “Mormon,” or “LDS” […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mother decided to donate nearly $400 worth of toys that her 6-year-old daughter secretly ordered from Amazon to a Salt Lake City children’s hospital. Catherine Lunt didn’t learn about her daughter’s secret shopping spree until it was too late to stop most of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a man’s convictions and life sentence in the 2010 killing of a Utah sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down during a traffic stop. The court denied Roberto Miramontes Roman’s appeal of his 2017 federal convictions […]
The US Forest Service is lifting some fire restrictions in Fishlake National Forest. The restrictions now include prohibiting using a fire outside a designated area. Smoking is also prohibited except inside a vehicle or building, or a developed recreation site. The Forest Service is crediting recent precipitation for helping lower […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The body of a Utah firefighter who died battling the largest recorded blaze in California history returned to his home state Wednesday. Cal Fire officials escorted Matthew Burchett’s casket Wednesday to an airport in the Northern California city of Ukiah. Burchett’s wife, brother and a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Parents of transgender and intersex children in Utah are asking state lawmakers not to bar their kids from officially changing their gender on birth certificates. Amie Schofield said Wednesday she fears her 4-year-old daughter could be bullied or ostracized if school records reveal her birth […]
