PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah jury has convicted an American Fork man who authorities say sexually abused a 4-year-old girl he encountered at random. The Deseret News reports 33-year-old Royce Schaefer was found guilty last week of sodomy of a child and aggravated sexual abuse of a child following the four […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Payson, Utah, resident charged with sexual assault has pleaded not guilty. The Daily Herald reports that 22-year-old Toby Howarth pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree rape and third-degree tampering with a witness. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Payson police officers interviewed the girl […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah high school is apologizing to its rival after publishing a yearbook page criticizing the school as “lame,” ”satanic” and “trash.” Administrators at Maple Mountain High School in Spanish Fork told students at rival Springville High School on Saturday they made a mistake in […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — An ambitious proposal to build an island city on Utah Lake to help stymie toxic algae blooms that plague the water got a boost from Utah lawmakers this year, but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea. Developer Lake Restorations Inc. has proposed funding multiple conservation […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Republican Party official in southern Utah has pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a prostitute. Blake Cozzens filed a guilty plea in court Tuesday and was sentenced to 12 months of probation and a fine of $1,000. The 28-year-old former Iron County Republican […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two former inmates who investigators say were among the men abused by guards while incarcerated at a Utah county jail. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah filed the federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday, claiming Dustin Law […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former employee of a Utah residential youth treatment facility is being accused of assaulting a 16-year-old boy as part of an unofficial “fight club” at the school. The Utah County attorney’s office said Friday that 21-year-old Misifoa Tautofi Seui Matagi hit the teenager at […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man is dead after his pickup truck rolled off the road in Spanish Fork Canyon. The Daily Herald reports Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Todd Royce says the man was driving alone Tuesday afternoon on State Route 6 when his truck rolled down an embankment […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 56-year-old Utah man is facing a terrorism-related charge after he allegedly threatened to blow up a county government building in Provo. The Daily Herald reports Miguel Gedo made his initial court appearance in Fourth District Court Wednesday on a charge of second-degree felony threat of terrorism. Deputy […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah leaders say a project to add more lanes to I-15 and improve east-west connectivity has taken a big step forward. The Daily Herald reports that state and local leaders met Wednesday morning as construction of the $430 million project to add more lanes officially began. Traffic cones […]
