WELLSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A former police chief in Utah has pleaded guilty to impaired driving after troopers say he drove erratically and failed a sobriety test. The Deseret News reported Thursday that court records show former Box Elder County police chef Shane Jacob Zilles pleaded guilty April 19 in Wellsville Justice […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will be significantly more diverse in 2065, according to projections in a new state report released Wednesday. Figures from the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute show that slightly more than 1 in 3 Utah residents will be racial and ethnic minorities, […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A former high school English teacher incarcerated in Utah for sexually abusing three students is seeking parole. The Deseret News reports 39-year-old Brianne Altice on Tuesday went before the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, saying she believes she now has the confidence needed to never make the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Democratic councilwoman has joined a crowded field of candidates in aiming to become mayor of Salt Lake City. The Deseret News reports Erin Mendenhall launched her campaign for mayor Sunday, joining the race ahead of the June filing deadline. Mendenhall was elected to a second term […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Highway Patrol officials say a motorcyclist who hadn’t completed a rider safety course is dead after a crash. They say speed and inexperience may have contributed to the fatal accident Saturday evening in Davis County that killed 36-year-old Michael Frederickson. Authorities say Frederickson went […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family members of a robbery suspect killed after shooting multiple times before and during a vehicle pursuit in metro Salt Lake City have apologized for “the horrible events that transpired” leading to his death. The Deseret News reports a statement released Thursday by family members of 37-year-old […]
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 […]
ROOSEVELT, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man who shot himself in the head in eastern Utah is expected to survive. The Deseret News reports that police officers responded to a Roosevelt home about 2 a.m. Sunday on a report of domestic violence. They found a man outside the home […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Board of Education has adopted new health education standards for grades K-12. The Deseret News reports that it’s the first time the board has new health education standards since 1997. The vote on Thursday culminated a near two-year process to update the standards, which […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Evelyn Morgas says she feels like she’s hugging her daughter again every time she embraces the Utah man who received her daughter’s donated lungs and became a family friend. The Deseret News reported Tuesday that the Morgas family met 71-year-old Stan Taylor about a year after the […]
