Officials in Emery County have recovered the body of a skier. An avalanche is being blamed for his death. The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Michael Besendorfer of Nephi, Utah. Two men were skiing late in the afternoon Friday in a side canyon north of Electric Lake in Emery County. […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Utah National Guard officials say one of its chaplains has died while swimming laps at a pool in West Jordan. They say the cause of Captain Corey C. Holmgren’s death is under investigation. The adjutant general of the Utah National Guard — Major General Jefferson Burton […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a Utah real estate agent. Salt Lake City police say 40-year-old David Stokoe may have been fatally shot while trying to evict tenants from apartment over a rent dispute. They say Stokoe’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is rolling out a program to forgive college debt for tech workers who stay and work in the state. Lawmakers created the Talent Development Incentive Loan Program $2.5 million program last year to retain graduates and keep Utah’s tech sector growing, the Deseret Newsreported. It […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Marchers waved signs and raised their voices in cheers in Salt Lake City on Saturday for the third annual Women’s March. Participants marched from Washington Square Park to the Utah State Capitol, with local media outlets’ estimates on the crowd size ranging from hundreds of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City man is accused of killing three other men who haven’t been seen since Nov. 1, 2014. Authorities on Friday announced the arrest of 53-year-old Richard Christopher on murder and other charges in the killings of 34-year-old Levi Collins, 35-year-old Danny “Kiko” […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A driverless public shuttle is expected to make its Utah debut this year as state officials test the possibilities of autonomous vehicles. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the shuttle that holds about a dozen people is expected to begin operating in February at the state Capitol. It […]
CLEAR CREEK, Utah (AP) — Authorities in central Utah are searching for a skier reported missing in a canyon where an avalanche was reported. The Emery County Sheriff’s Office says another skier went for help late Friday after the missing man failed to complete a run in an area north […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Beer snobs are raising their mugs to a stronger brew in three states that once forbade grocers from selling anything but low-alcohol brands, and the changes could indirectly chill the industry in two others where such regulations remain. Until October, Oklahoma grocery and convenience stores could […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The FBI is asking for help finding a suspected bank robber nicknamed “The Traveling Bandit.” News outlets report the FBI believes the man has robbed at least seven banks in six states since Dec. 28. Friday, the FBI office in Louisville, Kentucky, released photos of the […]
