PROVO, Utah (AP) — An assisted living center employee in Utah County is facing charges after authorities say he took his patients’ medications and walked off duty in the middle of the night. The Deseret News reports Utah Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday charged 42-year-old Daniel Keith Maloy with unlawful possession of […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say Utah County has underfunded the retirement system for its sheriff’s office for more than 20 years. The Daily Herald reports the county government had not made contributions to the Utah Retirement Systems for the scheduled hours that sheriff’s office personnel worked above the 80 hours for […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County has passed a resolution in support of anti-abortion legislation. The Daily Herald reports the resolution passed Tuesday declares respect for “all human life” and opposition for easing existing restrictions on abortion euthanasia. All three Republican commissioners voted in favor, with Tanner Ainge talking about a time […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — An extremely wet spring in Utah County is expected to bring a monster summer for mosquitoes. The Daily Herald reports the county health department’s Mosquito Abatement District began spraying for mosquitoes the second week of June. That was after surveillance trapping earlier this month showed mosquito […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Search and rescue teams are working to rescue a man stuck on an avalanche deposit on Utah’s Mount Timpanogos. Utah County Sheriff’s officials say a team reached the man about 11 a.m. Sunday, about two hours after they got a 911 call. They say it may […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah County commissioner who was investigated for sexual harassment is suing other members of the commission for defamation, alleging they spread fabricated allegations. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Greg Graves filed the lawsuit Tuesday, claiming commissioners Nathan Ivie and Bill Lee led people to believe […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah teenager escaped more serious injury by grabbing an improvised rope as he fell near a waterfall. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon says the 17-year-old boy latched onto a garden hose after slipping near Bridal Veil Falls on Wednesday. Cannon says he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah County authorities say a woman is dead after the vehicle she was riding in hit a horse. They say the horse wandered onto state Route 198 in Payson late Saturday night. Utah Department of Public Safety officials tell the Deseret News that the man […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a paraglider was flown to a hospital after crashing into a hill in Utah County. Utah County Sheriff Sgt. Spencer Cannon tells KSL the man may have broken his back and legs in the Monday morning collision at Point of the Mountain Flight Park in Lehi. […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County prosecutors are looking into partnering with area justice courts to create a specialized court for domestic violence cases — a first of its kind in the state. The new court would be similar to other specialized courts that exist for veterans, drugs and mental […]
