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Wild turkey dies after breaking into Utah home

Wild turkey dies after breaking into Utah home

LONE PEAK, Utah (AP) — Police in northern Utah were surprised to learn the suspect in a reported burglary was a wild turkey. Dave Ventrano with Lone Peak police says they received a call on July 20 from a resident in Alpine who heard a window break in the house […]

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Police ID 2 killed in rural Utah crash that also injured 5

Police ID 2 killed in rural Utah crash that also injured 5

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a pickup truck rolled off a dirt road into a ravine in a crash that also injured five people. The Standard-Examiner reports that 49-year-old Manuel “Tony” Lopez and 25-year-old Leon Hoang were pronounced dead at the scene in rural Weber County […]

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Brigham Young University student pushes for plastic bag fee

Brigham Young University student pushes for plastic bag fee

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Brigham Young University student is looking to reduce the environmental and economic costs of single-use plastic bags by pushing for a 10 cent fee. The Daily Herald reported Sunday that Annie Ayre has been reaching out to Provo officials and businesses after researching the effects of plastic […]

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2020 National High School Rodeo Queen From Midway

The town of Midway held a parade for McKardy Kelly, who was just named the 2020 National High School Rodeo Queen on Sunday. Kelly is the first Utahn to win the title since 2008. To win the crown, she competed this weekend in the National High School Rodeo Association Finals […]

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Audit: Hospitals put Native Americans at risk with opioids

Audit: Hospitals put Native Americans at risk with opioids

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Government hospitals placed Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to follow their own protocols for prescribing and dispensing the drugs, according to a federal audit released Monday. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of […]

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Midway’s McKardy Kelly Honored For Being Named National High School Rodeo Queen

Midway’s McKardy Kelly Honored For Being Named National High School Rodeo Queen

MIDWAY, Utah-Sunday, Midway resident McKardy Kelly was honored for being named as the national high school rodeo queen with a parade in her honor down Midway’s Main Street. Kelly is the first Utahn to win this event since 2008 and earned this distinction after excelling at the National High School […]

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Woman fatally shot in West Valley City; Suspect in custody

Woman fatally shot in West Valley City; Suspect in custody

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say a suspect is in custody in connection with a shooting in West Valley City that left one woman dead and a teenage boy injured. West Valley Police say 38-year-old Jayson Rue Chase has been booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on […]

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Utah children test their business skills at downtown market

Utah children test their business skills at downtown market

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Homemade slime, pancakes and wands were just some of the goods for sale at a downtown Logan entrepreneur market where kids hone their business savvy. Kids ages 5 to 16 lined the street July 13 as part of The Libertas Institute’s second annual Children’s Entrepreneur Market, […]

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An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet takes off during Astral Knight 2019 on June 3, 2019, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The U.S. Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, Airmen, and associated equipment to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, at Hill AFB, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Araos)

Hill Air Force Base personnel conducting training in Europe

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Combat aircraft and support personnel from Hill Air Force Base in Utah are conducting training in several European countries. Hill officials said Friday the readiness exercise includes having F-35As land, refuel and re-arm with dummy munitions at forward airfields in Poland and conduct […]

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2 killed in Utah crash when pickup truck goes off dirt road

2 killed in Utah crash when pickup truck goes off dirt road

HUNTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A pickup truck went off a northern Utah dirt road and rolled multiple times while plunging into a ravine and ejecting its seven occupants early Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least four, authorities said. The Weber County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responding to a […]

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