ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada woman convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a West Wendover teenager a decade ago has lost her first bid for parole. Toni Fratto, 28, has been imprisoned since 2012 for her role in the killing of 16-year-old Micaela Constanzo, whose body was […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Southern Utah University will conduct commencement ceremonies over the course of two days, April 30 and May 1. Each graduate may request two tickets for the main university commencement ceremony. They may request four tickets for the individual college degree convocations. Overflow locations for the university commencement ceremony […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Dixie State University Commencement is slated for Friday May 7 at Greater Zion Stadium on campus in St. George. This 110th all-time commencement will be dependent upon safety guidelines in effect at that time. There will be one ceremony combined with masters, baccalaureate and associate graduates and will […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a Nevada project that would expand livestock grazing across 400 squares miles (1,036 square kilometers) of some of the highest priority sage-grouse habitat in the West and accused the government of deliberately misleading the public by underestimating damage the cattle could do to […]
ROSEBURG, ORE. (AP) — A man accused of crimes spanning four states that culminated with an attempted murder in Oregon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and will be extradited to Colorado to face a murder charge there, authorities said. Matthew Anthony Fanelli, 32, was sentenced Monday for a 2019 attack in which […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, Utah and Wasatch County covid-19 statistics were updated. Utahns fully vaccinated: 499,419 (14.95 percent of Utahns) Wasatch County residents fully vaccinated: 5,640 (15.6 percent of Wasatch County residents) Utah recovery percentage: 96.9 [96.94] percent (373,856-385,641) Wasatch County recovery percentage: 97.4 [97.39] percent (4,360-4,477) Utah active case percentage: […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tour bus that crashed and killed four Chinese tourists near Bryce Canyon National Park in 2019 had problems earlier that day with the engine not starting, according to a new documents released Wednesday by U.S. authorities investigating the incident. The driver of the bus had […]
BILLINGS, Mont. — (AP) — Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf where they roam in parts of the northern Rocky Mountains but need continued protections, according to government scientists who concluded that no other areas of the country would be suitable for reintroducing the fearsome predators. The Fish and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge has ruled that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not interfere in a death row inmate’s 2015 trial when it laid out ground rules for what local church leaders could say before they testified as character witnesses for the man. Death […]
HOUSTON (AP)-For Christians across the United States, Easter services on Sunday will reflect an extra measure of joy as the nation experiences rising optimism amid covid-19. Even if still observing restrictions, many churches may draw the largest numbers of in-person worshipers in months. It’s a season of major holy days […]
