LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing and sexually assaulting his 5-year-old niece whose disappearance earlier this year triggered a massive search and widespread concern in a picturesque mountain valley community. Alex Whipple entered his guilty pleas to murder, kidnapping and rape Tuesday as part […]
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Falling rocks hit the top of a vehicle traveling on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, killing a 14-year-old Utah girl and injuring her parents and two other children. Park officials say the rock slide happened at about 7 p.m. Monday near the East Tunnel […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials say they have found and put to death a bear that bit a 13-year-old boy on his ear and cheek at a campground in eastern Utah. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said Tuesday in a news release that officials found the black […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man accused of killing a Utah college student has been charged with 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after investigators discovered child pornography on his computer. Utah prosecutors filed charges Tuesday accusing Ayoola Ajayi of having pornographic images on his computer of […]
OAKLEY, Utah (AP) — Crews rescued a woman hiking on a Utah mountain trail after she was injured by a falling boulder. Summit County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright says the boulder hit the 70-year-old woman Monday while she was nearing Hayden Peak on the Highline Trail. Her friends found an […]
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A drone soared over a blazing hot cornfield in northeastern Colorado on a recent morning, snapping images with an infrared camera to help researchers decide how much water they would give the crops the next day. After a brief, snaking flight above the field, the drone […]
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — A Utah high school volunteer band coach is accused of soliciting nude photos from students. Pleasant Grove police credited their investigation leading to the arrest of 23-year-old Luis Mendez-Gamino to a 17-year-old girl’s quick response to an offer to pay her for nude photos. According […]
WHITERIVER, Ariz. (AP) — A former longtime chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe has died at age 89. Tribal officials say Ronnie Lupe died Monday. Lupe served as the tribe’s chairman for 36 years before leaving office in May 2018 after deciding not to seek a 10th term. Prior […]
HOLLADAY, Utah (AP) — James Piccoli won the opening prologue at Snowbird Resort on Monday to take the leader’s jersey in the Tour of Utah, triumphing over a field of 113 riders to start the seven-day race. The 27-year-old Canadian finished the 3.3-mile ride over lumpy terrain at elevations of […]
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Glen Canyon National Recreation Area authorities say an Arizona man has apparently drowned in Lake Powell. They say 33-year-old Albert Shortman of Cow Springs was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday by the Coconino County Medical Examiner. Shortman’s body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office […]
