SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a former small-town fire chief accused of failing to act on a sexual assault complaint against his son. The Desert News reports that 62-year-old Scott Corry was charged Wednesday with obstructing justice and official misconduct. Corry was fire chief in Kanosh […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on protests by companies denied medical marijuana grower licenses in Utah (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Utah has dismissed appeals from six companies that were denied licenses to grow medical marijuana for the state and argued the state chose unqualified companies. Utah’s Division […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors said Wednesday a jury will have the option to impose the death penalty for a man charged with killing two teenagers and dumping their bodies in an abandoned Utah mine shaft. Utah County Attorney David Leavitt made the announcement at a news conference in Provo. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who ran a science-themed YouTube channel with more than 11 million subscribers has died in a paraglider crash. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday 38-year-old Jonathan Grant Thompson was the pilot who was found dead in southern Utah on July 29. […]
SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — Crews are battling a wildfire, known as the Alaska Fire, that started near a residential area but is burning grass and uphill away from homes east and north of Springville while growing on the southern outskirts of Provo. Utah fire officials say an incident management team […]
ROY, Utah (AP) — The Ogden Police Department says one of its officers fatally shot a suspect while assisting police in Roy as they responded to a call about a burglary in progress at a medical clinic early Wednesday morning. Ogden police said in a statement that an Ogden officer […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — People with overflowing fruit trees or vegetable gardens in the Logan area can get some harvesting help and make a donation this year. The Herald Journal reports that a group of volunteers from Utah State University are organizing a Gleaning Project where the produce will be divided in […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A man charged with reckless burning that sparked a massive 2017 wildfire in southern Utah was ordered Tuesday to stand trial. Judge James Brady ruled there was enough evidence for the misdemeanor case against Robert Lyman, 63, to proceed, KUTV reported . The retired teacher and basketball coach […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities investigating the death of Utah college student Mackenzie Lueck have searched dating sites for both her and the man charged in her death. Court documents outlining evidence gathered against 31-year-old tech worker Ayoola Ajayi include a search of the site Seeking Arrangement, which bills […]
CHARLESTON, Utah-Tuesday, Heber Light and Power corrected a power failure in the Charleston area that occurred at 3:21 pm. As of 3:56 pm, the Heber Valley utility had corrected the issue, which they confirmed to be caused by a branch that had come in contact with the line, per their […]
