SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Police say they’re investigating a fatal attack at an Alzheimer’s center that left one man dead and another resident in custody. The Deseret News reports that search warrants show a 69-year-old man shoved another 88-year-old resident, then got on top of the fallen man and started hitting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says a Cottonwood Heights police officer who fatally shot a 19-year-old robbery suspect will not face charges. The Deseret News reports Gill announced Tuesday that if officer Casey Davies were charged, he could argue that he used deadly force on […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Logan in northern Utah is deploying to Kuwait. The Herald Journal reports the 103-member 890th Inland Cargo Transfer Co. is leaving this week for a one-year deployment to support of ongoing military operations in the Middle East. Sgt. Liz Vargas says […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some woman candidates for public office, who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are worried that a recommended social media break could hurt their campaigns. Russell M. Nelson, the president of the church, challenged women of the faith to take […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney said the bitter fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation shows the Supreme Court nominating process is “awful,” a sentiment his Democratic Senate opponent largely shared even though they differed on how to fix it during a Tuesday debate. Romney, who would have voted for […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A former official with the Navajo Nation’s Dilkon Chapter has been found guilty of forgery. Daryl Joe, the chapter’s vice president, had pleaded not guilty in February to five counts of forgery. He was convicted in a bench trial last month on the Navajo Nation. […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI has arrested a Utah man who allegedly assaulted a federal officer in Laguna, New Mexico. They say 20-year-old Brad Porter Halverson of Morgan was taken into custody Tuesday at a hospital in Albuquerque. FBI officials say federal officers confronted Halverson after he allegedly shot […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney will face off against Democratic opponent Jenny Wilson in a debate Tuesday night that could showcase distinct political differences. The two have differed on issues ranging from Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination to a border wall to the GOP-backed federal […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state audit report gives good grades to Utah’s decade-old mandate that high school graduates satisfy a financial literacy requirement but suggests there’s room for improvement of the program’s effectiveness and oversight. An Office of the State Auditor report says results of its review show that Utah […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has completed its second big wild horse roundup in northern Nevada in recent weeks, removing 887 mustangs from the range in Elko County. The agency said Tuesday the horses were gathered Sept. 19-Oct. 2 in the Antelope Valley and Goshute […]
