Residents split on how to fund 19 new schools in Jordan district
06/26/2013 7:39am
Leaders in the Jordan School District had
residents
vote on a way to come up with the $1 billion
needed to pay for 19 new schools and
announced
the results Tuesday.
Missing cockatoo found after report of 'strange bird' in tree
06/26/2013 8:14am
Tracy Aviary's missing cockatoo was found
Tuesday after a woman noticed a "strange bird"
in her neighborhood.
Bridal reality TV shows create some unreal expectations
06/26/2013 8:53am
How much should a wedding cost? Your perception of that may be skewed if you watch bridal reality shows on TV.
Utahns weigh in on Supreme Court same-sex marriage decisions
06/26/2013 10:58am
Local gay rights activists hailed the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on marriage Wednesday, while supporters of traditional marriage called the outcome disappointing.
Utah County Muslims break ground for first mosque, though still short of funds
06/26/2013 11:16am
Members of the Muslim community in Utah County broke ground for
the area's first Islamic mosque, despite still being short on funds to
finish the building.
Lawyers want Uzbek's terrorism trial delayed
06/26/2013 11:20am
Federal prosecutors are seeking to delay the trial for an Uzbek
national arrested in May on terrorism-related charges, calling the case
too complex to argue it in court on the scheduled date early next
month.
Ukrainian who tried to open door on flight faces trial
06/26/2013 3:20pm
A Ukrainian man who told authorities he had been drinking heavily for
50 days before trying to open an emergency exit on a Delta Air Lines
flight has been let out of jail after seven months, and his family says it
can explain why he was carrying 19 passports.
Provo police chief resigns, plans move to Ohio
06/26/2013 3:51pm
Provo Police Chief Rick Gregory is stepping down to move to Ohio to be with his family.
Feds make multimillion-dollar Spice bust in So. Utah
06/26/2013 5:11pm
Federal prosecutors charged 14 people in Utah
on Wednesday in a major Spice manufacturing and
distribution ring.
New trial date set for Pleasant Grove doctor accused of killing wife
06/26/2013 8:02pm
A new trial date was set Wednesday in the case of a Pleasant Grove
doctor accused of killing his wife, even as defense attorneys continue
to seek to have the Utah County Attorney's Office disqualified from
prosecuting the case.
Families choose life of service abroad in Guatemala
06/26/2013 8:34pm
Two former Utah couples and their children are giving indigenous
Latin American people a chance at a better life and health by building
them homesteads and educating them to farm and raise animals.
Reward offered for tips about Molotov cocktail thrown into LDS church
06/26/2013 8:46pm
Investigators are offering a $5,000 reward for information about who
threw several Molotov cocktails into an LDS Church meetinghouse in
May.
'The Crucible' turns recruits into Marines
06/26/2013 10:14pm
The United States Marine Corps calls it The
Crucible. It's the greatest
challenge of boot camp and a culmination of
the physical and mental
skills the Marine recruits have learned over
the last three months. It
turns recruits into Marines, and leaves them
exhausted, but
exhilarated.
Parents upset as teen arrested for making threats returns to school
06/26/2013 10:33pm
A teen who was arrested Thursday for allegedly threatening to kill people at an elementary school returned to the school Wednesday. Concerned parents want to know why he wasn't forced to leave immediately.
Broadway production premieres at Utah Shakespeare Festival
06/26/2013 10:54pm
The Utah Shakespeare Festival officially opens next week. This season, it's premiering "Peter and the Starcatcher," a show you can't see anywhere else except Broadway.
Soaring temperatures to cap drier than usual June
06/26/2013 11:09pm
It's been a long dry spell. That cliche fits Utah weather, with this
month delivering just a "trace" of precipitation so far. The National
Weather Service in Salt Lake City said it's been dry since June 2011,
and this weekend will sizzle.
