SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dump truck operator accused of killing six people while driving drunk has admitted to some criminal charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. The Deseret News reports Jamie Don McKenzie, of Heber City, entered guilty pleas Wednesday in 4th District Court to three counts […]
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs. They all could be the next Paradise. A McClatchy analysis reveals more than 350,000 Californians live […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will make another global trip next month to Australia, New Zealand and several other countries. The Utah-based faith announced Wednesday that Russell M. Nelson will travel with his wife and Quorum of the Twelve […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah sheriff’s office has formed a committee tasked with recommending changes to improve safety at a jail where 13 people have died over the last decade. The Standard-Examiner reports the Davis County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that the new panel will conduct a life safety study at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of a new Utah law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, following through on a vow made when lawmakers considered the measure during this year’s legislative session. The law violates the U.S. Supreme […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly 100 Utah Army National Guard soldiers returned home following a 10-month deployment to the Middle East. The Deseret News reports the troops from the guard’s Echo Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, were greeted by a crowd of family and friends Tuesday at Roland R. Wright […]
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Arizona (AP) — An Arizona county attorney wants to investigate unspecified allegations of voter fraud during last year’s municipal elections in a rural community on the Arizona-Utah border that is home to a polygamous sect. Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith is requesting $8,000 in county funds to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A robbery suspect who was killed after leading police on a vehicle pursuit in Salt Lake City had fired his weapon numerous times at different locations throughout the metro area before officers found him and began the chase, authorities said Tuesday. A detailed timeline released […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say two hikers who were reported missing in Utah have been found safe. The Garfield County sheriff’s office says the hikers, a 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, were found safe at about 10:45 p.m. Monday after being reported missing earlier in the day […]
