SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Commuters in northern Utah are facing icy and potentially hazardous roads the morning after a winter snowstorm slammed the region. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports several areas along the Wasatch Front were very slick Monday and several traffic incidents have already been reported. They include a […]
A 911 call made by a 5-year-old Saturday evening led to the discovery of the child’s mother, Belinda Thomas, who had suffered multiple stab wounds and later died from the injuries. On Sunday, West Valley police report 50-year-old Darren Byrd is being held for investigation of aggravated murder, child abuse, […]
The UTA says a lack of sleep may have led to a collision that derailed a TRAX train in Salt Lake City. An SUV struck the train at the intersection of Redwood Road and North Temple. The impact knocked the train off the tracks, though the UTA says no one inside the train […]
A man is dead following an avalanche. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says 49-year old Jason Lyman of Mona was buried in the avalanche Saturday afternoon just east of Coalville. Lyman was buried for about 30 minutes before rescuers reached him and began CPR. He died after being flown to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have declined to extend a 15-year truck ban on a scenic highway north of Salt Lake City. A state Senate committee last week voted down a measure that sought to push the ban’s expiration date to July 2022. Trucks will be allowed to […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Koch brothers-funded group is sending young immigrants to lobby Congress to push for immigration reform and money for border security initiatives. The LIBRE Initiative announced last well it is sending immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally who now have temporary protective status to Washington to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a central Utah man is dead after an avalanche buried him while he was snowmobiling about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Salt Lake City. Summit County Sheriff’s officials say the slide triggered Saturday afternoon near Coalville trapped the man in deep snow. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in West Valley City say a suspect has been arrested in a homicide case. West Valley police say 50-year-old Darren Byrd is jailed on suspicion of aggravated murder, child abuse, obstruction of justice, possession of a weapon by a restricted person and domestic violence […]
NEPHI, Utah (AP) — An influx of state funding to bolster county public defenders offices has transformed what used to be a one-man operation helping people in sparsely populated Juab County who can’t afford private attorneys get better legal representation, a recent report found. The $142,000 from the state in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints President Russell M. Nelson is scheduled to deliver a devotional speech to 68,000 members of the Church Sunday near Phoenix at the stadium where the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals play. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says in […]
