Central Utah is preparing to say good by to a man who helped fight the drug problem in our area. Dwight Jenkins, 62, is the commander of the Central Utah Narcotics Task Force until the end of the month. Jenkins began his law enforcement career in San Diego, California where […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former high-profile Utah businessman serving an 11-year prison sentence for lying to banks is refusing to answer questions in an ongoing federal case against him and former Utah Attorney General John Swallow. The Federal Election Commission sued Johnson and Swallow in 2015, saying they […]
(San Juan County, UT) – A teen is behind bars facing a slew of charges after a deadly car crash in the early morning hours after a San Juan County prom in March. The unnamed now 18-year-old is facing two automobile homicide charges in addition to six other charges following his […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating the review of dozens of national monuments designated by his predecessors over the past 20 years. Trump’s move could upend protections of federal lands in Utah and other states. Trump says during an appearance at the Interior Department […]
(Hurricane City, UT) – A man very familiar to Hurricane City police is behind bars again for threatening to blow up the White House. Investigators say they got a Facebook message from David Torrey last week in which he threatened to blow up the president’s home and they arrested him Tuesday. […]
(New Harmony, UT) – Two people accused of animal cruelty in New Harmony will serve a year of probation. Christina Silvers and John Trinity also received suspended 90 day jail sentences as part of a plea deal on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges with prosecutors earlier this week. Three horses on their […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new law requires bar and restaurant owners in Utah to hang a sign by their door disclosing the business’ serving intentions. Reports say starting on May 9 it will be illegal in the state to be a restaurant but not have a sign saying, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz will be taking a leave of absence from his duties in Washington, DC to have surgery on his foot. Chaffetz broke his foot in a fall twelve years ago and has 14 screws and a metal plate holding it together. The Republican […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah Valley University student says he accidentally discharged a gun being stored in his book bag while sitting in a busy cafeteria. The Salt Lake Tribune reports no injuries were made known to authorities after the gun fired on Tuesday. The student says the handgun […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The families of two Arizona women who died last year in Utah when their ATVs caught fire after tipping over have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that made the vehicle: Polaris Industries. The families of 28-year-old Destiny Dixon and 51-year-old Debbie Swann […]
