(Salt Lake City, UT) — The body of Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser was accompanied by an organized vehicle escort back to his home city from the state medical examiner’s office in Taylorsville on Monday. Officers from Lone Peak, Spanish Fork, Payson, Provo, the sheriff’s office and two universities were […]
(Santaquin, UT) — Funeral arrangements have been made for fallen Santaquin police officer Sergeant Bill Hooser. He was killed in the line of duty Sunday morning when he was reportedly run over by semi-truck driver Michael Jayne, who allegedly tried to flee from a traffic stop. The funeral will be […]
(St. George, UT) — Utah is the best state in the country. That’s according to the U.S. News and World Reports’ latest ranking of the Overall Best States, which was released yesterday. Utah was listed at number one after earning top-ten honors in multiple categories, including second in education and […]
(Santaquin, UT) — Authorities say Michael Jayne, the man accused of fatally hitting a Santaquin police officer with a semi-truck on Sunday, has a history of violent crimes against law enforcement. A similar incident took place in Oregon back in 2009, when Jayne was charged with the attempted murder of […]
(Springdale, UT) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of death of a hiker who was found unresponsive at Zion National Park in Washington County. Park officials received a report a male hiker was found yesterday afternoon at Scout Lookout, according to a park news release. Attempts to revive […]
(Santaquin, UT) — Law enforcement officials and community members are mourning the loss of a Santaquin police officer who was hit and killed by a semi-truck yesterday morning. Police say Sergeant Bill Hooser was run over when a truck driver fled from a traffic stop. Lieutenant Mike Wall of the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A group of pro-Palestinian protestors disrupted the start of the commencement ceremony at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Center yesterday. The group stood up and shouted “Free Palestine” among other statements, which were met by boos from the crowd. University President Taylor Randall told the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is making changes to its equity, diversity and inclusion policies as required by a new state law. HB-261 will go into effect on July 1st. U of U will move Mary Ann Villarreal who is vice president for equity, diversity and […]
(Cedar City, UT) — “Live, learn and leave a legacy” is the message Southern Utah University President Mindy Benson is sending to this year’s graduating class. S-U-U held its 125th Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday as more than three-thousand graduates received degrees. Benson told the graduates she “sat in the very […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz says the state could sue the federal government as early as this week to oppose any possible changes to Title IX. Title IX is a federal law passed by Congress in 1972, aimed at eliminating sex discrimination most particularly in […]
