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Foil balloons fly into power line causing Provo power outage

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Provo electric utility company says balloons flew into a power line causing a power outage that left 77 customers without electricity. KUTV-TV reports Provo City Power officials said Sunday that mylar balloons made of metallic material flew into a power line causing three fuses to […]

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Skier dies after hitting pole on Utah race course

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A 70-year-old skier is dead after he hit a pole while racing a friend at a Utah resort. Authorities at Deer Valley Resort say the man was skiing a race course with a private group when he collided with a pole on the course on […]

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Tesla on track to sell new cars in Utah after bill passes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tesla is on track to start selling new electric vehicles in Utah under a deal approved by state lawmakers. Utah lawmakers approved a proposal Thursday allowing the company to sell sleek new cars for the first time at a $3 million showroom it built before […]

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Mormon missionaries go global with help from online campaign

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon missionaries have been doing more proselytizing online than ever, and 600 missionaries assigned to 20 visitor centers around the world spend their days chatting with prospective converts online. Bonnie Oscarson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Young Women program and […]

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Brody Keisel sworn in as Juvenile Court Judge

The Sixth District Courtroom in Manti was packed on Friday, but not with lawyers and defendants. This time the crowd was there to see Brody Keisel sworn in as the newest judge in the Sixth District Court. Keisel was appointed by Governor Herbert and approved by the Utah Legislature to […]

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Police: Bloody fingerprint key to 2007 Utah slaying arrest

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a match of a bloody fingerprint led to the arrest of a 37-year-old man in the 2007 killing of a Salt Lake city-area pool hall owner. The Deseret News reports Tien Truong Nguyen was arrested Thursday following a cold-case investigation of the death […]

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NRA gives $828K to Utah groups, including $47K to schools

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The National Rifle Association gave nearly $47,000 in materials to Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at four Utah high schools and $178,000 to local Boy Scouts of America in recent years, according to an Associated Press analysis. The AP review of the NRA Foundation’s public […]

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Lawmaker asked to refund hotel tied to prostitute report

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives will ask a former lawmaker to refund the costs of two hotel rooms he’s alleged to have used to meet up with a prostitute last year. House Chief of Staff Greg Hartley said in a statement Thursday that former Republican Rep. […]

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Boy found in Iron County after 9 hour search in mountains

After a nine hour search for a six year old in Iron County Thursday night, the boy is now home safe with his family. According to the Iron County Sheriff’s office, Zayden Mortenson had been in the Lund area, shed hunting with his grandmother and others. The high functioning autistic […]

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Florida shooting victim’s family honored in kindness month

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a teenage girl killed in a massacre at her Florida high school says Utah lawmakers’ move to designate a month of kindness will help keep survivors’ vow that the shooting in Parkland will be different. Ryan Petty said Thursday that avoiding political […]

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