CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)-Apparently, the balmy February temperatures are not the only thing on fire in southern Utah this evening. Per a report from the official Twitter of UDOT Thursday night, a vehicle caught fire near Cedar City. The incident occurred on northbound Interstate 15 at milepost 55, closing the […]
KANAB, Utah (AP)-Per a report from KUTV-2 News southern Utah correspondent D.J. Bolerjack, former Kane County Treasurer Georgia Baca was in court Thursday in the 6th District Court in Kanab. The 53-year-old Baca, who is now a resident of Washington County, was charged October 6 of last year with four […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his estranged wife in front of their son. Prosecutors say the 47-year-old Joe Castillo of Layton killed 36-year-old KayLynn Spackman in June 2014 after entering the home they once shared, confronting her in the garage and attacking […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz says President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations was rushed but he thinks it singles out “the right countries” and doesn’t target people based on their religion. Chaffetz made the comments after meeting with a dozen Muslim leaders […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Washington County commissioners are considering taking action to oppose a proposal to lease public lands for oil and gas drilling as close as two miles from Zion National Park. The Spectrum reports (http://bit.ly/2k82kmB ) that commissioners on Tuesday considered a resolution stating they are “actively […]
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — An official who oversaw supplies and logistics at a military facility in Utah is accused of stealing equipment. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2k8pauj ) that the 49-year-old Dugway Proving Ground official was charged in federal court Wednesday with theft of government property. If convicted, he could […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A renewable energy group says the state of Utah now has more than 4,400 jobs in the solar industry. The Solar Foundation says that ranks 14th in the country and seventh nationwide on a per capita basis. The group said in its seventh annual National […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A former Utah teacher has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for making child pornography. The Spectrum reports (http://bit.ly/2k3rToU ) that 34-year-old Chad Huntsman of Cedar City taught at Diamond Ranch Academy in Hurricane before his arrest in 2015. He pleaded guilty […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Jurors heard few arguments during the murder trial of a southern Utah man accused of killing two women as attorneys argued over whether some defense evidence should be allowed. The Spectrum reports (http://bit.ly/2kOBep5 ) that on Tuesday jurors heard only 30 minutes of testimony in […]
LAKE POINT, Utah (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is offering public tours of its next big wild horse roundup in western Utah. The BLM says it intends to start gathering between 600 and 700 mustangs this weekend in the Cedar Mountains about 40 miles southwest of Salt […]
