(Farmington, UT) — The Farmington Police Department is allowing the public to see bodycam video of a confrontation that left one person dead last week. The department released video from five bodycams and one dashcam yesterday. An officer initially pulled over 25-year-old Chase Allan for not having a license plate […]
(Farmington, UT) — Friends and family members of a 25-year-old man shot and killed by police in Farmington are demanding to see the body cam footage. Dozens of people gathered for a vigil and protest in honor of Chase Allan Sunday. They claim Allan didn’t threaten officers when he was […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah prosecutor has established a new unit dedicated to reviewing cases for possible wrongful convictions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the panel established by Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings differs from many others by including criminal-justice reform advocates. He says he wants people who are […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — An unexpected snowstorm forced the rescue of dozens of runners in a long-distance trail race in the mountains of northern Utah. None of the 87 or so runners rescued Saturday had to be hospitalized. Davis County Sheriff Kelly Sparks says several were treated for hypothermia and […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t properly secured and his foot was shredded. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Matthew Christensen filed the lawsuit against Lagoon Amusement Park on Thursday in […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — Davis County sheriff’s deputies and other department employees are prohibited under a new office policy from enforcing certain measures that could infringe on the right to bear arms. The Standard-Examiner reported that Sheriff Kelly Sparks says the policy is meant as a preventive measure and counterweight […]
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced plans to build a new temple in Farmington, New Mexico making it the second temple in the state. Church President Russell Nelson made the announcement Sunday that the new temple in Farmington will be one of […]
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — Hundreds of teachers and parents have gathered in northern Utah to argue whether school district reopening plans intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 are too restrictive or not. The Daily News reported that there were two demonstrations Tuesday in Farmington and South Salt […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A judge has sentenced a long-haul truck driver to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to 17 first-degree felonies, including sexually assaulting at least eight women in Davis County in Utah. Mark Douglas Burns of Ogden pleaded guilty in February to aggravated sexual assault, aggravated […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — An Ogden man accused of several rapes in Utah and Wyoming has pleaded guilty to all 17 charges levied against him, including aggravated sex assault, kidnapping and burglary. The Standard-Examiner reported that 69-year-old Mark Douglas Burns pleaded guilty Thursday. Burns was arrested in September after authorities […]
