PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and her son has been sentenced to at least 16 years to life in prison. The 30-year-old Christopher Poulson said Thursday during a hearing in Salt Lake City that he feels terrible for the deaths of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — LGBTQ people who say they suffered shame and suicidal thoughts after undergoing gay conversion therapy urged Utah state officials to approve a proposed rule that would prohibit Utah psychologists from the practice that is already banned in 18 states. Opponents who spoke during a public […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah student leaders have criticized the administration for how it handled concerns by a student-athlete before she was fatally shot by a man she previously dated. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Associated Students of the University of Utah released a public statement condemning […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A jury has resumed deliberating in the trial of a man who claims he was insane when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family, including four children, in suburban Houston. Jurors in the capital murder trial of Ronald Lee Haskell deliberated for about 3½ hours […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — St. George Regional Airport in southwestern Utah reopened Thursday to landings and takeoffs by airplanes after a four-month closure of its runway for reconstruction. The old runway was constructed eight years ago and was expected to last 20 years but needed to be replaced because […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Cristian Pavón and Zlatan Ibrahimovic each scored a second-half goal and Los Angeles edged Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Wednesday night for the Galaxy’s first playoff berth since 2016. Ibrahimovic has scored 28 goals this season, one behind Carlos Vela’s league-leading 29 for LAFC. Pavon struck […]
CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — An Ogden man has been accused of sexually assaulting three women in Clearfield nearly two decades ago. Clearfield police say 69-year-old Mark Douglas Burns was arrested Wednesday after an investigation using familial matching DNA samples. The Standard-Examiner reports the Davis County Attorney’s Office has filed 17 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah nurse has pleaded guilty to stealing painkillers and infecting several patients with hepatitis C. The Salt Lake Tribune reports 53-year-old Elet Neilson pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to tampering with a consumer product and fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance. Court documents show Neilson […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah wants “all the facts” before deciding on whether to support impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. McAdams said in a statement Wednesday that the summary of Trump’s phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart suggests the president “was improperly […]
