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Hurricane man who kicked baby hears from victim’s family

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The family of a baby who was abused at 9-months-old says the boy has suffered serious physical harm since the incident. The Spectrum reported Monday that 25-year-old Dakota Ross Woolsey, of Hurricane, has pleaded guilty to felony counts of child abuse and aggravated assault for […]

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Utah train violently smashes into semitrailer at crossing

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities are investigating why railroad crossing arms weren’t down and lights and bells were off when a double-decker passenger train violently smashed into the back of a semitrailer. Dash cam video released Tuesday by North Salt Lake Police shows the train ripping through the […]

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Utah’s House searching bags of public visitors in gallery

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives is now requiring security to search the bags of members of the public who wish to watch their proceedings from an overhead gallery following a disturbance last year. Utah Highway Patrol Capt. Barton Blair told The Deseret News the new restrictions […]

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Head of Navajo Nation releases aid to deal with storm damage

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The head of the Navajo Nation has declared a state of emergency in response to winter storms that have hit the huge reservation that encompasses New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. President Russell Begaye issued the declaration on Tuesday. The move will free up funds from the […]

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Crash Affects Hurricane Traffic

HURRICANE, Utah (AP)-Per a report from the official Twitter account of UDOT, more traffic issues have emerged in southern Utah. UDOT reports that a crash occurred on the western outskirts of Hurricane at Milepost 7 (2600 West in Hurricane) along Utah S.R. 9. at 10:07 am MST It is anticipated […]

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Hurricane man who kicked baby hears from victim’s family

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The family of a baby who was abused at 9-months-old says the boy has suffered serious physical harm since the incident. The Spectrum reported Monday (http://bit.ly/2jn2mdn ) that 25-year-old Dakota Ross Woolsey, of Hurricane, has pleaded guilty to felony counts of child abuse and aggravated […]

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UT Men Not Big Wedding Ring Spenders

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah men are not big spenders when it comes to engagement rings. Wedding website Venus With Love ranks the state the fourth lowest in terms of how much of a man’s monthly salary a man goes toward a ring. The site says a man in […]

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Ex-teacher up for parole says she took advantage of teens

DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A former Utah English teacher convicted of sexually abusing three students told a parole board member Tuesday that she took advantage of the boys as she dealt with her own low self-esteem. Ex-Davis High School teacher Brianne Altice, 37, was convicted in 2015 of having sex […]

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Chaffetz Says Ethics Meeting Productive 

(Washington, DC)  –  Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz is satisfied with his meeting with the government’s top ethics official.  Chaffetz and other members of the House Oversight Committee had a private meeting with the director of the Office of Government Ethics yesterday.  Chaffetz had criticized the director and the agency for […]

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Mountain Roads In Iron County Closed Due To Wintry Weather 

(Cedar City, UT)  –  Two roads are closed in Iron County because of the dangerous, snowy conditions in the area.   The state department of transportation says State Route 143 is closed from Brian Head to Mammoth. The road is still open to Brian Head to Parowan. A portion of State Route 14 […]

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