SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Though libraries might be places of quiet, Lenore Lewis proves that the life of a librarian is anything but dull. Lewis, 79, has seen a hostage situation, three building changes and countless cultural shifts brought on by the internet, viewed from behind the librarian’s desk. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Court of Appeals is considering whether defense attorneys should be able to compel children to testify against those accused of sexually abusing them or be allowed to avoid what their lawyers say causes more trauma. Third District Judge James Blanch in October declined […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan woman who was deported from Utah a year ago has since made the heart-wrenching decision to send two of her children back to the United States without her. The Deseret News reports Maria Santiago Garcia reluctantly determined the future would be bleak for them in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County Commission and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert agreed to end their legal fight. The Deseret News reports the commission voted Monday to put forth a new nominee to the Utah Transit Authority’s new board. Herbert later Monday accepted the nomination, and county leaders promised to […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah couple is accused of waterboarding their 9-year-old daughter as a form of punishment. The Deseret News reports that the girl’s father and stepmother of Provo were booked into jail last week on suspicion of child abuse. According to a police affidavit, an investigation began […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Chicago native who has been on death row in Utah for more than three decades for the death of a Provo woman is seeking a new trial. The Deseret News reports 63-year-old Douglas Stewart Carter is asking the state Supreme Court to order a new hearing […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Wednesday, the Deseret News announced its all-state football teams for all classifications in Utah and a pair of Wasatch High football stars received recognition in the 5-A classification. Kicker Matthias Dunn made the all-5-A first team for the Wasps by virtue of making 11 field goals and 34 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Board of Education has agreed to budget nearly $600,000 for strategic communications. The Deseret News reports the board agreed to budget $596,652.77 in unexpended federal lease funds for an array of strategic communication services, such as public relations counsel and public opinion polls, to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say two people are in custody in connection with an armed robbery in Layton last month. Layton police say detectives recently identified one of the suspects and arrested him Saturday without incident while serving a search warrant at a residence. They say 18-year-old Nathan […]
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — A man killed by authorities after they say he fatally rammed a police officer with a vehicle in a Salt Lake City suburb was involved in a deadly car crash earlier this year as he fled from a law enforcement officer. Authorities say Felix […]
