SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Honduran woman who has been taking sanctuary with her two daughters in a Utah church for the past six months is vowing to keep fighting for asylum. Vicky Chavez told reporters Monday night that she hopes to be a voice for other women who […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify a body found off Interstate 215 in the Salt Lake City area. Utah Highway Patrol officials say a construction worker discovered the body Saturday morning and notified authorities. Investigators don’t yet know the gender of the body or how long […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Salt Lake County officials are moving forward with a $58 million sales tax for transportation after receiving support from Sandy and Draper city councils. The Deseret News reports the tax hike will raise taxes by roughly one cent for every $4 spent to pay for transit and road […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A teenager accused of raping and trying to kill a 50-year-old woman who was jogging in a park in suburban Salt Lake City has been ordered to stand trial on kidnapping, sexual assault and attempted murder charges. A judge bound the 16-year-old over for trial […]
MILLCREEK, Utah (AP) — Police are continuing to investigate whether a Utah driver’s medical issue was responsible for sending a pickup truck careening into a Starbucks patio last week. The Deseret News reports that Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera can’t confirm investigators’ initial hypothesis about a medical episode such as a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The wife of a Salt Lake County councilman who died earlier this year is filling his seat on the council. The Deseret News reports Ann Granato was sworn in as a Salt Lake County councilwoman on Tuesday. The interim appointment is significant for Ann Granato since she […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a woman was shot and killed after apparently breaking into a Utah home. West Jordan police tell KSL-TV the woman was shot after a man heard the home garage door opening about 5:30 a.m. Friday and found her inside the house. Police say several other […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials have approved a proposal for nearly 8,800 new houses and apartments southwest of Salt Lake City despite opposition from city leaders in the area. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Salt Lake County Council approved a zoning change Tuesday allowing the Olympia project to proceed. Project […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old Utah boy who shot himself with his father’s gun over the weekend has died. West Valley City police said on Twitter Tuesday that the young boy passed away in the early hours of the morning. The boy’s name has not been […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who police describe as a suspect in the killing of a teenage girl in Salt Lake City was arrested Wednesday in Colorado following a two-day multi-state manhunt. Shaun French, 24, had previously been in a sexual relationship with 15-year-old Baleigh Bagshaw and […]
