(St. George, UT) — A soccer ball is responsible for a brief power failure in a St. George neighborhood last night. Some students playing soccer yesterday at Red Rock Canyon Elementary kicked the ball into some power lines which set off a transformer fire. The city says around 150 customers […]
(Emery County, UT) — The Emery County Sheriff’s Office is grateful for a little help in getting rid of an explosive situation. A hiker found an old crate of dynamite in the San Rafael Desert last week and notified the sheriff’s Office. Members of the Utah County bomb squad arrived […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jury selection has begun in federal court in Nevada for trial of the first six defendants accused of taking up arms against federal agents herding cattle off public land near cattleman Cliven Bundy’s ranch in April 2014. About 10 flag-waving protesters marked the start of proceedings […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some 40 years after the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was defeated, a group of Democratic lawmakers are pushing Utah to ratify it. Democratic Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck said Monday that women are still dealing with issues like workplace sexual harassment that were illuminated […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Park City window washer has died after being struck by an approximately 700-pound slab of ice and snow that fell from a roof. Authorities say 50-year-old Jon Henry was hit while working in the ski town’s Old Town area Friday afternoon and it may […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers held a four-hour debate Monday evening about sex abuse prevention education and sex education but decided not to pass legislation on either issue. One proposal from Democratic Rep. Brian King of Salt Lake City would have allowed parents to consent that their children […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Outdoor clothing company Patagonia says it won’t come to any more Outdoor Retailer shows held in Utah after Gov. Gary Herbert signed a resolution Friday calling on President Donald Trump to repeal the newly named Bears Ears National Monument. Company spokeswoman Corley Kenna said Monday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Catholic Community Services of Utah says refugee families whose arrivals had been put on hold are now set to arrive this month after a federal judge halted President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning refugees. Aden Batar, the agency’s director of immigration and refugee resettlement, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A corruption scandal that prosecutors say connected wealthy businessmen and powerful politicians against a backdrop of luxury vacations, gold coins and a surreptitiously recorded meeting at a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop is set to come to a Utah courtroom Tuesday. A nearly monthlong trial beginning […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — A 24-year-old Utah man has been convicted of murder after a playful fight turned into a deadly shooting two years ago. Jurors deliberated for nearly four hours Monday before finding Jory Fenstermaker guilty of killing of Randy Lewis of Kansas City, Missouri. Fenstermaker claimed he feared […]
