ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — High school basketball fans in Arizona and New Mexico likely know all about “rez ball” — a run-and-gun, pass-cut-and-shoot style of play popular in Native American communities. The style excites fans and allows teams without big centers to wear down opponents by running them off the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say efforts to fight a wildfire by air were put on hold after a drone was spotted near the fire. KUTV-TV reports all air operations to contain the fire south of Provo were shut down Thursday morning. Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands spokesman Jason […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has rejected arguments that defense attorneys were ineffectual for a man convicted of sexually abusing two women. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that the court has upheld the convictions of Keith Robert Vallejo, a former bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah county intends to launch a program prioritizing rehabilitation over prison for low-level offenders, officials said. The Salt Lake County criminal justice diversion program is expected to reduce the county prison population, The Deseret News reported Tuesday. The program intended to prevent individuals from entering the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a former small-town fire chief accused of failing to act on a sexual assault complaint against his son. The Desert News reports that 62-year-old Scott Corry was charged Wednesday with obstructing justice and official misconduct. Corry was fire chief in Kanosh […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on protests by companies denied medical marijuana grower licenses in Utah (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Utah has dismissed appeals from six companies that were denied licenses to grow medical marijuana for the state and argued the state chose unqualified companies. Utah’s Division […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors said Wednesday a jury will have the option to impose the death penalty for a man charged with killing two teenagers and dumping their bodies in an abandoned Utah mine shaft. Utah County Attorney David Leavitt made the announcement at a news conference in Provo. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who ran a science-themed YouTube channel with more than 11 million subscribers has died in a paraglider crash. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday 38-year-old Jonathan Grant Thompson was the pilot who was found dead in southern Utah on July 29. […]
SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — Crews are battling a wildfire, known as the Alaska Fire, that started near a residential area but is burning grass and uphill away from homes east and north of Springville while growing on the southern outskirts of Provo. Utah fire officials say an incident management team […]
ROY, Utah (AP) — The Ogden Police Department says one of its officers fatally shot a suspect while assisting police in Roy as they responded to a call about a burglary in progress at a medical clinic early Wednesday morning. Ogden police said in a statement that an Ogden officer […]
