(St. George, UT) — A Hurricane man who threatened on Instagram to blow up the White House will not serve any time in jail. David Grant Torrey will instead serve 36 months of probation. In early January, Torrey left threatening comments on the White House Instagram page, saying he would […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Portions of five northern Utah counties are being warned about the possibility of weekend flooding, amid forecasts of rising temperatures melting heavy snow. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Cache, Rich and the northeastern sections of Weber, Box Elder and Morgan counties were under a […]
(Provo, UT) — A wanted fugitive is now behind bars after running into Provo SWAT officers while they were training. Police say the man ran from Adult Probation and Parole agents Thursday afternoon near Provost Elementary School. The man then ran right through a crowd of 30 SWAT officers with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Gary Herbert says he won’t stand in the way of a plan by lawmakers to raise the sales tax on food, just as long as steps are created to help the poor. Republican lawmakers are now working to finalize a possible tax reform package, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have signed off on a proposal that would allow pornography distributors to be sued if a minor exposed to the material says they were hurt by it. Calling porn addictive and harmful, bill sponsor Republican Sen. Todd Weiler told members of a House […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah prisoner has been ordered to stand trial for the death of his cellmate, who was killed just one month before he was set to be released. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2mAJLxf ) that 38-year-old Timothy Patrick Maez was ordered Thursday to be […]
(St. George, UT) – Washington County Sheriff’s deputies say they busted a robbery suspect who posted video online about the incident.  The incident stems from a report of a robbery at a cabin in New Harmony where an altercation broke out during a party. Subsequently, investigators say they found and arrested […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A Florida man is reportedly admitting to killing a Salt Lake City teenager nearly 40 years ago. Patrick Michael McCabe spoke to police in Florida on Wednesday and apparently admitted his role in the 1977 death of Sharon Schollmeyer. Salt Lake City police matched DNA taken […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Salt Lake City is going against Utah’s political and religious leaders in showing its support for a transgender student’s federal court case. The city joined a friend of the court brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in support of Gavin Grim. The transgender boy […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury is acquitting a former Utah attorney general of bribery and evidence tampering charges in one of the highest-profile scandals in state history. The jury announced its verdict against John Swallow on Thursday in a Salt Lake City courtroom following a three-week trial. Swallow […]
