ALPINE, Utah (AP) — A husband and wife from Ballard have been identified as the two people killed in the crash of a small helicopter in the central Utah mountains. Utah County Sheriff’s officials say the pilot was 32-year-old Benno Anthony Penna with his 32-year-old wife Megan Michele Hawk Penna […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah city is proposing to reduce a home grass requirement to help residents deal with higher water bills. The Daily Herald reports that Orem will consider lowering the mandated amount of grass in front yards from 70% to 50%. The planning division manager in the […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County prosecutors are looking into partnering with area justice courts to create a specialized court for domestic violence cases — a first of its kind in the state. The Daily Herald reported last week that the new court would be similar to other specialized courts […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to a felony terroristic threat charge after authorities said he threating to target women in a mass shooting because he couldn’t get a girlfriend. Utah prosecutor Chad Grunander tells the Deseret News that 27-year-old Christopher W. Cleary of Denver was in court […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The new top prosecutor in Utah’s second-largest county is planning a program to get low-level suspects into drug treatment or community service without ever filing criminal charges against them. The Daily Herald reports Utah County Attorney David Leavitt is looking to create a diversion program that […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old woman set fire to buildings belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Orem. KUTV in Salt Lake City reported Monday indicate Jillian Robinson could face charges of burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools. According to court documents, police […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Though rare, the percentage of families in Utah County with six-plus kids is holding steady, the Daily-Herald reports. Even in a county known for children — and lots of them — Erica Goulding is used to her family being seen as unusual. “People see us as […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 29-year-old Provo man who strangled his father and then stuffed the body in a home freezer has been sentenced to at least six years and up to life in prison. Omar Carmona was sentenced Tuesday after previously pleading guilty but mentally ill to manslaughter and […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Provo authorities say a fire in the dust collection system of a high school’s wood shop forced a limited evacuation but caused no injuries before it was quickly put out by firefighters. Officials say the fire Tuesday morning at Timpview High School forced evacuation of the […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed Wednesday when struck by a FrontRunner commuter train in Orem. The Utah Transit Authority says the man was struck by a northbound train near a station and resulted in northbound rail service delays during the tail end of the morning […]
