PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County authorities say a man was shot and wounded by his father after attacking his parents, who were left seriously injured. The Daily Herald reports that police responded to a Hobble Creek Canyon home Tuesday to a report that 29-year-old Jesse Peterson was beating his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert will lay out his plans for his new four-year term in a speech at his inauguration ceremony Wednesday at the state Capitol. Herbert is a Republican who’s been in office since 2009. He easily won re-election last November. He and Utah’s other […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new round of snow moving through northern Utah is expected to increase avalanche danger in the mountains. The Utah Avalanche Center says a storm that started Tuesday night and is continuing into Wednesday will bring heavy, wet snow that can overwhelm lighter layers already […]
(Washington County, UT) – Authorities are identifying the man who was killed in a head-on collision in Washington County. It happened Monday night on state Route 18 south of Enterprise. Police say 28-year-old Randy Hafen was driving northbound when he crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a semi-truck. Police say […]
(La Verkin, UT) – Police are calling the death of a construction worker in La Verkin accidental. The unidentified man was killed yesterday when he was crushed by a back hoe near the La Verkin Creek. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police tell “Deseret News” that the victim was […]
(Undated) – If you don’t like how Twitter is being used by Donald Trump, you’re not alone. A new UtahPolicy.com poll shows that more than 70 percent of Utahns want the President-elect to quit tweeting or start using it less often. The poll shows that 35 percent want Trump to […]
(Washington, UT) – Police are investigating after a man was found dead in his car in Washington. Police tell “St. George News” that the man was found in a Walmart parking lot yesterday, but there are no indications of foul play. Family members also tell “St. George News” that the man […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas have identified a 28-year-old Utah man who hanged himself early New Year’s morning after barricading himself in a hospital restroom. The Clark County coroner’s office said Tuesday the death early Sunday of Brandon Blake Hancock of West Valley City, Utah, was ruled […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Mormonism is seeing congregational growth in parts of the world, but a slowdown in the U.S. The conclusion comes from a recent report called Top 10 Encouraging and Discouraging LDS Growth and Missionary Developments in 2016. The independent Mormon demographer behind the study says an […]
(Murray, UT) — The Murray high school teacher facing sexual abuse charges allegedly told his student victim “he just wanted to have sex.” According to the “Deseret News,” an arrest warrant states the 15-year-old girl in the case told Corbin Vance Robinson they couldn’t get involved because he was married […]
