ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 79-year-old St. George woman in her home three months ago. St. George police say 31-year-old Spencer Glen Monnett of Hurricane is being held on suspicion of first-degree felony counts of rape, a second-degree […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah judge is considering whether a teenager accused of trying to blow up a homemade backpack bomb at school should stand trial as an adult. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports defense attorneys argued Monday the 16-year-old has been bullied and suffers from a form […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A psychologist says a Utah teenager accused of trying to blow up a homemade backpack bomb after looking at Islamic State propaganda online has a long history of being bullied. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that clinical psychologist Tim Kockler testified in the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah teenager told police he tried to blow up a homemade explosive device in his backpack at school because he’d been looking at Islamic State propaganda and wanted to cause fear. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports prosecutors showed video Monday of the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A former school counselor in southwest Utah has admitted she engaged in sexual activity a decade ago with a then-high school student. The Spectrum reports that 50-year-old Heidi Tasso on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old person. Court […]
IVINS, Utah-Per a report in the St. George Spectrum, 94-year-old Samuel Tom Holiday, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, passed away Monday in southern Utah. Holiday and his cohorts were instrumental in helping the U.S. defeat Japan in World War II in using their native language to create […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Mormon motorcycle club is currently holding its biennial gathering in southern Utah where about 125 members from across the country are riding together through scenic parts of the region. The Spectrum reports the Temple Riders are celebrating the club’s 30th anniversary through Wednesday with the “Color […]
