WEST HAVEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in West Haven say a man was shot by police after he pulled out a gun during a domestic violence call. Weber County sheriff’s officials say neighbors first called 911 around 11:45 p.m. Sunday after hearing gunfire. Sheriff’s Lt. Matt Jensen says the call […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday morning, Utah lieutenant governor Spencer Cox announced, via the Twitter account, “Cox For Governor,” that he and his wife, Abby, have special plans for Spencer Cox’s candidacy for the state governorship in 2020. Spencer Cox reported that he and Abby plan to visit all of the Beehive […]
SPRINGVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah have released the name of a woman who died in a fiery crash in Springville. The Utah Highway Patrol identified the victim as 33-year-old Tayva Steele. They say Steele was driving a pickup truck that went off the Interstate 15 off-ramp and struck […]
PHOENIX (AP) — About 450 sardine-sized fish with a mouthful of sharp teeth have been intentionally released in a remote lake in north-central Arizona. If they can survive predators, the meat-eating tiger muskies can grow to 3 feet long or more and can eat small bass — allowing anglers to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah schools are encountering a number of problems with the rollout of a new standardized testing system with a history of glitches and security issues. The state signed a $44 million contract last spring with school testing company Questar Assessment Inc. despite knowing about the […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has joined a newly formed advocacy group that will help the state access global markets for its natural gas production. Gov. Mark Gordon announced Thursday that the state joined the Western States and Tribal Nations, which was formed earlier this year. Other members of the […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A funeral service is scheduled Tuesday afternoon in Logan, Utah, for 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley, a homicide victim who disappeared May 25 and whose body was found Wednesday less than a block from her home. Her 1 p.m. funeral at the Nyman Funeral Home in Logan will […]
A Utah man sought in an alleged sex crime involving a juvenile was missing Saturday after his car plunged into a river in a northwestern Arizona gorge a day earlier, authorities said. Police in Hurricane, Utah, said in a statement that the man’s car was spotted upside down in the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Logan man’s body has been recovered at a southern Utah state park where he jumped from the top of waterfalls. Utah Division of Parks and Recreation officials say the body of 36-year-old Brandon Gary Johnson was found Saturday, a day after he was last […]
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — The story of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints pioneers who travelled West to settle the territory that is now Utah is enshrined in monuments, museums and history books. But far fewer people know the stories of the African American slaves and pioneers who […]
