(Taylorsville, UT) — LDS Church Elder Gerrit W. Gong dedicated the Taylorsville Utah Temple yesterday. The church says dedicating is a ceremony in which a special prayer is said, designating the building for use. The dedication ceremony was held in two sessions, one at 10:00 a.m. and the other at […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The body of Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser was accompanied by an organized vehicle escort back to his home city from the state medical examiner’s office in Taylorsville on Monday. Officers from Lone Peak, Spanish Fork, Payson, Provo, the sheriff’s office and two universities were […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Taylorsville say a man is hospitalized in serious condition after being shot during a confrontation with neighbors. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the man was kicked out of a child’s birthday party Saturday night for being intoxicated and allegedly carrying a gun. Unified Police […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Police are calling the shooting death of a teenage girl at a house party in Taylorsville suspicious. KUTV of Salt Lake City reported Monday that investigators say 17-year-old Kaylissa O’Leary was shot and killed Saturday night and her car remains missing. Unified police Sgt. Melody Gray says a […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A man charged with reckless burning that sparked a massive 2017 wildfire in southern Utah was ordered Tuesday to stand trial. Judge James Brady ruled there was enough evidence for the misdemeanor case against Robert Lyman, 63, to proceed, KUTV reported . The retired teacher and basketball coach […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A visitor from Mexico hiking a popular waterfall in Provo Canyon died after debris fell on him. The Daily Herald in Provo reports the accident happened Sunday afternoon as the 23-year-old man was climbing around Bridal Veil Falls. Utah County Sheriff’s investigators say it appears a large log […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A longtime Utah judge has been suspended without pay for six months after making critical comments online and in court about President Donald Trump, including a post bashing his “inability to govern and political incompetence.” Judge Michael Kwan’s posts on Facebook and LinkedIn in 2016-2017 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have agreed to spend $56 million to buy and renovate American Express office buildings to use as a new state office complex that could house up to 1,500 employees. The Legislature’s Executive Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to fund the purchase of the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A lawyer for a Utah man charged with accidentally starting a massive wildfire says he will likely get a trial date this year. Robert Lyman’s attorney tells KUTV that the defense has been in discussion with prosecutors about setting a trial date on misdemeanor charges of reckless […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A student caused a brief evacuation of a Taylorsville school after bringing a fake grenade to campus. KUTV in Salt Lake City reports that school officials say the student walked into the front office around 10 a.m. Tuesday and placed the mock grenade on a desk. The student […]
