(Hurricane, UT) — A teacher in Hurricane is in custody accused of having inappropriate relations with a student. Police say a 17-year-old student told investigators she shared “inappropriate” images with her teacher, Aaron Karl Esplin. They say the 40-year-old admitted to “inappropriate touching” with the girl and soliciting images from […]
(Cedar City, UT) – The preliminary hearing for the West Valley City man accused of killing a man from Cedar City is being continued. The continuation is needed after the defense for Mark Mair asked for a competency evaluation in Fifth District Court yesterday. Mair is facing a first degree murder […]
ALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A gay rights group has filed an official complaint saying a Utah judge who called a convicted rapist a “good man” during sentencing treated him favorably because he was a Mormon bishop. Mark Lawrence of Restore our Humanity says the group sent the complaint Thursday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah girl who survived being shot in the head by two teens in a crime that shocked her small town is leaving the hospital after more than two months and says she can’t wait to see her favorite horse, “Junior.” Deserae Turner spoke Thursday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Though Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has said he won’t run for re-election in 2020, he appears to be toying with the idea after joking about seeking another term and refusing to clarify his comments. The Republican governor was asked if he’d run for re-election during […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say the northbound lane of Interstate 15 south of the Arizona-Utah border now has reopened after a motorhome fire. The closure Thursday afternoon lasted about an hour and there was no immediate report of any injuries. Arizona Department of Transportation officials say the incident occurred about […]
(St. George, UT) – St. George will celebrate history with some newly minted Americans on Monday. For the first time folks in Southern Utah becoming new U.S. citizens will have their ceremony in St. George. People living in Southern Utah who completed the process of becoming citizens previously had to go […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury in Las Vegas ended a half-day of deliberations without a verdict in the trial of six men who brought assault-style weapons to a standoff with government agents near Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014. A court official said Thursday that jurors adjourned shortly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he may not finish his final term in Congress. Chaffetz told KSL Newsradio by text Thursday that he’s weighing his options and “might depart early.” He says the state of Utah needs to figure out how that would work. Chaffetz […]
A Central Utah town will be able to drill a new well thanks to a USDA Rural Development Grant program. The recent drought has made available water scarce and the town of Fayette has relied on just one spring and a series of wells as a backup source of water […]
