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Utah man sentenced to life in prison for death of toddler

Utah man sentenced to life in prison for death of toddler

FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah man convicted of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Standard-Examiner reports 38-year-old Joshua Scott Schoenenberger was sentenced Wednesday after a jury found him guilty in October of first-degree aggravated murder for the death of JJ […]

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2 killed in nearly head-on crash were man, woman from Delta

2 killed in nearly head-on crash were man, woman from Delta

LEAMINGTON, Utah (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says a man and a woman from Delta were killed when a SUV collided nearly head-on with a work truck while trying to pass a tractor-trailer rig. Those killed Wednesday in the wreck on State Route 132 about 8 miles (13 kilometers) […]

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Hill airmen take F-35s to Middle East for first time

Hill airmen take F-35s to Middle East for first time

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — F-35s from Utah’s Hill Air Force Base have deployed to the Middle East for the first time. The Standard-Examiner reports airmen from the 388th and 419th fighter wings set off earlier this week for Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, to support the United States Air Force […]

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Man struck, killed while crossing FrontRunner tracks in Orem

Man struck, killed while crossing FrontRunner tracks in Orem

OREM, Utah (AP) — A man was killed when struck by a FrontRunner train as he crossed the tracks in Orem Thursday morning. Utah Transit Authority spokesman Carl Arky said the man apparently did not see or take note of the train before being struck as crossed the tracks at […]

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Professional skier Dave Treadway died near Pemberton on April 15, 2019. ORG XMIT: Omqgd2dLP3lVbbHxwUXp [PNG Merlin Archive]

Pro freeskier Dave Treadway dies in backcountry accident

PEMBERTON, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian professional freeskier Dave Treadway has died in a backcountry accident north of Whistler. He was 34. A statement on Treadway’s website said he died Monday near Rhododendron Mountain, not far from his Pemberton-area home. Pemberton Search and Rescue confirmed it responded Monday after learning […]

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Warren, in Utah, pledges changes in national-monument policy

Warren, in Utah, pledges changes in national-monument policy

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Backed by dramatic mountain peaks, Elizabeth Warren stopped in Utah on Wednesday to discuss her public-lands plan, including a promise to restore broader protections for two of the state’s high-profile national monuments if elected president. It’s a move that would not endear her to Utah’s […]

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California irrigation district challenges river drought plan

California irrigation district challenges river drought plan

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A California irrigation district has filed a legal challenge to a plan designed to protect a water source that serves 40 million people in the U.S. West. The drought contingency plan seeks to keep two Colorado River reservoirs from dropping so low they cannot deliver water […]

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Teacher who sexually abused 3 students seeks parole

Teacher who sexually abused 3 students seeks parole

DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A former high school English teacher incarcerated in Utah for sexually abusing three students is seeking parole. The Deseret News reports 39-year-old Brianne Altice on Tuesday went before the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, saying she believes she now has the confidence needed to never make the […]

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Highway Patrol: 2 killed in 2-vehicle wreck in Juab County

Highway Patrol: 2 killed in 2-vehicle wreck in Juab County

JUAB COUNTY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in a rural area of Juab County in west-central Utah. The Utah Highway Patrol says those killed in the wreck on State Route 132 were in the front seat of a car that hit […]

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Warren national-monument pledge could appeal to Western Dems

Warren national-monument pledge could appeal to Western Dems

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is headed to Utah on Wednesday after promising to restore broader public lands protections for two of the state’s high-profile national monuments if elected president. It’s a move that would not endear her to Utah’s GOP establishment but could appeal to voters across […]

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