OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Ogden officials are bracing for an influx of homeless people later this year when a major shelter in Salt Lake City is scheduled to close. The Road Home shelter in Salt Lake City that holds up to 1,000 people will be closing down and three new […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police have released the identity of a woman who was run over by a patrol car in a Salt Lake City suburb, but are not sure whether the accident caused her death. Police say 25-year-old Cindreia Simone Europe of Smyrna, Georgia, was accidentally run over […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bid to strengthen the state’s hate-crimes law passed its first vote on Monday following an occasionally emotional debate over the long-stalled idea that’s been gaining steam since the beating of a Latino man in Salt Lake City. The state has reached a tipping point […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah airport serving more than 200,000 commercial passengers a year will close for four months to let crews rip up and rebuild a runway undermined by unstable blue clay. St. George Regional Airport manager Rich Stehmeier tells The Spectrum the closure is scheduled May 29 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah inmate who was one of two women behind a series of high-profile robberies has been granted parole. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that Sandra Kaye Chotia-Thompson, who faced up to life in prison, will be released in April. The Utah Board of Pardons […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Residents in a Salt Lake City suburb are asking why they were allowed to drink possibly tainted water for a week before they were alerted to the problem. The Salt Lake Tribune reports officials in Sandy declared Sunday evening that its water is safe to drink after […]
HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a retired firefighter rescued a woman who was severely injured in a home explosion that occurred as the woman and her children arrived at the residence for a weekend stay. Wasatch County Fire spokeswoman Janet Carson says the explosion occurred Friday night near […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a central Utah man who died after an avalanche buried him as he was snowmobiling. Summit County sheriff’s officials say 49-year-old Jason Lyman, of Mona, was on a snowmobile about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Salt Lake City on Saturday when […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Heavy snowfall in Utah triggered a rare snow day for many students, delayed government operations and snarled morning commutes as winter storms continued to slam the western U.S. Most parts of the Salt Lake City area received at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) of snow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on Utah weather (all times local): 8:45 a.m. Northbound Interstate 15 has reopened near Cedar City in southwestern Utah after being closed for several hours Tuesday morning due to hazardous weather conditions. The Utah High Patrol says troopers had reported that 15 tractor-trailer […]
