FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman charged with killing her children will face trial after years under state mental health care. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that 53-year-old Sun Cha Warhola was deemed competent Monday to stand trial in the 2010 strangulation deaths of her two children. A judge granted matching prosecution […]
RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah city council is scheduled to consider a declaration of opposition to abortion. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that the Riverton City Council’s resolution would declare its support for unborn humans and a belief that life begins “at the moment of conception.” The resolution is scheduled […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A student who came out as gay during a valedictorian speech at Brigham Young University says he lived in fear of being reported for a violation the school’s strict code of conduct forbids dating among members of the same sex. Matt Easton made the comments […]
MALAD, Idaho (AP) — A 39-year-old Utah man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in a 2013 triple murder at an eastern Idaho property that contained a dog-fighting and marijuana-growing operation. The Idaho State Journal reports that Severo Luera of Garland, Utah, received the sentence […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is changing wedding rules in hopes of preventing family members who aren’t church members from feeling excluded. The faith said Monday in a news release that couples who get married in civil ceremonies will no longer have to wait […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The city of Provo is ending its urban deer relocation program. The Daily Herald reported Monday that Provo will no longer relocate deer found wandering within city limits in the wake of state officials’ decision to no longer make that an option. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — The Latest about a Utah man accused of killing a city code enforcement officer (all times local): 2 p.m. A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing a city code enforcement officer and setting her body on fire last year has been sentenced to […]
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the northern Arizona city of Page say they are investigating the death of a 6-year-old girl. Police say the child was unresponsive when brought to the hospital by her baby-sitter around 1 p.m. Saturday. Hospital staff called police, but the girl died before officers […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Graduation gowns worn by Utah Valley University graduates saved an estimated 70,000 plastic bottles from landfills this year, officials said. The ceremonial gowns for the university in Orem came from Oak Hall Cap & Gown, which uses recycled plastic bottles to make regalia, The Daily Herald reported Wednesday. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new state audit says law enforcement agencies in Utah need to do a better job of keeping track of the mountain of evidence they collect and store annually. The Utah State Auditor’s Office announced its findings in a 19-page report. The review examined how […]
