PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah LGBTQ groups have been quietly accepted into a prominent July Fourth festival in conservative Provo after being denied for years. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that five groups marched in the America’s Freedom Festival parade last year, but only after an initial refusal and high-profile dispute. […]
CORINNE, Utah (AP) — Police say a teenager found dead in a northern Utah park was left there after he collapsed while drinking. The Standard-Examiner reports police say 16-year-old Marcus Elkins of Corinne had been drinking with other juveniles in the hours before his death He was found Thursday morning. The Box […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah is entering the first of two temporary periods for legal fireworks use during closely regulated dry periods, officials said. Fireworks can be legally discharged beginning Tuesday and ending Friday between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., The Standard-Examiner reported Monday. Fireworks usage will also be allowed from July […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Serving a mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be more expensive for many members of the faith. Church leadership sent a letter last week announcing that members will have to pay $500 a month starting in July 2020 for missions […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a Utah college student killed (all times local): 6:45 p.m. More than 100 people gathered at the University of Utah to memorialize a student at the university who authorities say was killed and her charred remains found in a Salt Lake City […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say two people died when a small plane crashed Sunday in southeastern Utah. Chief Deputy Alan Freestone with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the airplane took off Sunday morning from Moab and never returned. Freestone says the wreckage was found […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer who didn’t relay a report about a University of Utah student’s ex-boyfriend before she was killed has been disciplined for making similar errors on a separate case. The Salt Lake Tribune reports university police officer Miguel Deras was trained on handling domestic violence cases […]
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Army says a medical sergeant has died from non-combat injuries in Afghanistan. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued a statement saying that Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins died Sunday in Helmand Province. The 31-year-old was from Ogden, Utah, and was assigned […]
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities at Grand Canyon National Park continue to search for a California man reported missing after a hike. National Park Service officials say 66-year-old Peter Francis Schwab of Healdsburg was last seen Friday on a river trip on the Colorado River. They say […]
