PHOENIX (AP) — More than 10 years after being sent to prison for committing bank robberies in four states, federal authorities say an 82-year-old man fled a California halfway house and returned to his old ways in Arizona. The FBI on Monday released a criminal complaint accusing Charles Richard Manrow […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Officials say the Hill Air Force Base recently launched a record number of F-35 fighter jets to demonstrate military capabilities. The Standard-Examiner reports Hill’s 388th and 419th Fighter Wings conducted the combat power exercise Monday, launching 35 F-35A Lightning IIs over about an 11-minute period. Col. Michael Ebner, […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty in a case of a Navajo man accused of killing a tribal police officer. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Officer Houston Largo was killed in March 2017 during a traffic stop north of Thoreau. Authorities charged Kirby Cleveland, […]
MURRAY, Utah (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says a Kaysville police officer was injured Tuesday morning while on a ride-along with a trooper on a freeway in the Salt Lake City area. The Highway Patrol says the Kaysville officer suffered a leg injury that isn’t life-threatening and reportedly is […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has hired a Utah college administrator as its first vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion. The university said Monday that Marco Barker will begin his work in Lincoln on April 1. Barker’s hiring creates a new Office of Diversity and Inclusion. He’ll […]
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Parking for a popular tourist attraction where the Colorado River bends in the shape of a horseshoe is being expanded. The National Park Service says visitation at Horseshoe Bend near the Arizona-Utah border has increased dramatically over the years. The agency and the City of Page, […]
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The FBI says an 82-year-old man arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank in Goodyear was wanted by federal authorities for leaving a halfway house. Charles Manrow was ordered held behind bars Monday while he awaits trial. According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Federal officials say they will clear fuels on about 23,500 acres in northern Utah next year to reduce the risk of wildfire. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s West Desert District oversees about 7.7 million acres near West Valley City. Program manager Erik Valdez […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrat Ben McAdams declared victory Monday night in the tight race for a U.S. House seat in Utah, but his opponent Republican Rep. Mia Love didn’t concede and The Associated Press has not called the race. McAdams called himself the winner at a news conference […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Neemias Queta had 24 points, nine rebounds and five blocks to lead Utah State to an 80-63 victory over Saint Mary’s on Monday night in the heavyweight bracket of the MGM Main Event. The Aggies shot 49 percent (29 of 50) from the floor, while stifling […]
