Automobile homicide charges filed in 2012 crash
03/04/2014 6:42am
Charles Russell, 25, was charged Monday with
automobile homicide after police say he caused
a fatal crash while driving under the influence
on state Route 138 in 2012.
Man arrested in theft of 18 handguns
03/04/2014 7:47am
Members of an FBI task force in southern Nevada
arrested a fugitive Monday who is suspected of
stealing 18 handguns from a Roosevelt sporting
goods store.
Group launches soccer exchange between Africa and Utah
03/04/2014 8:00am
A Utah man and his daughter are hoping to get kids in Africa off of the
streets and into schools with a soccer academy. They are hosting a
tournament as part of the launch.
Man stabbed son with butcher knife, police say
03/04/2014 8:22am
Augustine Chris Trujillo, 43, of Taylorsville,
was charged Monday after police say he stabbed
his son with a butcher knife.
College recruiting gets trickier with graduation rates
03/04/2014 8:47am
College recruiters in Utah will have to make
some adjustments in how they recruit students.
They say recent graduation rates could make
their jobs trickier.
Cafeteria employees face bullying at work, school board member claims
03/04/2014 9:32am
An outspoken Salt Lake School Board member has
filed a complaint with the federal government
over the way he says school cafeteria workers
are treated.
Childhood obesity is on the rise and leading to more cases of Type 2 diabetes
03/04/2014 9:46am
It's hard to miss news of a startling trend in the headlines: Childhood
obesity is on the rise and its consequences are leading to a domino
effect of health issues — including more cases of Type 2 diabetes
diagnosed in kids.
Disney on Ice skater finds happiness on the ice
03/04/2014 10:13am
Disney on Ice is coming to town, and one skater found happiness on
the ice after realizing her skating competition days were over.
17 years later, 'Desert Breath' art project still exists in Sahara
03/04/2014 11:01am
March will mark the 17th anniversary of a
desert art project that was
completed in the eastern Sahara Desert, and
the exhibit is still there
today. Take a look at some of the
breathtaking photos of the Desert
Breath exhibit.
Utah has highest rate of mental illness in U.S., study says
03/04/2014 11:55am
About 22.4 percent of the adult population in Utah experienced a
mental disorder in the past year and out of those people, 5.14 percent
had a severe mental disorder that interfered with their daily activities.
Senate kills bill to raise legal smoking age to 21
03/04/2014 12:14pm
An attempt to raise the legal smoking age in
Utah to 21 failed in the Senate on Monday.
Knife-wielding alleged robber tries to flee police after arrest
03/04/2014 12:48pm
A man who robbed a Wal-Mart at knife point and
led officers on a high-speed chase Monday
before crashing in spectacular fashion in Sandy
wasn't done causing trouble even after his
arrest, police said Tuesday.
User photos: This week in news
03/04/2014 2:00pm
This week's user photos include: a storage
fire in Parowan, a vehicle accident on I-15
that sent a car over the median, snowy
conditions that made for a scary situation
for one school bus driver and
congratulations to the Uintah Drill Team for
winning nationals in Florida.
Lawmakers set aside minimum wage bill, pass bill to allow medical hemp oil use
03/04/2014 2:32pm
Utah lawmakers passed several bills this week,
including a bill to allow the use of hemp oil
for epilepsy treatment and a bill to include
school faculty in a law prohibiting sexual
contact with students.
Sockless solution comes from local man
03/04/2014 3:15pm
Tired of ruining shoes by wearing them without socks? A local man's
invention hopes to provide a solution to the problem with NotSocks.
Family, police search for missing teen
03/04/2014 4:31pm
Police are looking for a 17-year-old boy who ran away while he was
with his parents at a movie theater.
Motorized couch creator offers video tutorial
03/04/2014 6:04pm
Couch potatoes can see the world in comfort if they follow the
instructions provided on an instructional website created by a local
inventor.
Pennsylvania man challenges adoption, Utah law
03/04/2014 6:07pm
A Pennsylvania man seeking custody of his
biological child, who was born in Utah and
adopted by a family in Tennessee, took his case
to the Utah Supreme Court Tuesday.
Sugar House residents fighting to fund annual fireworks show
03/04/2014 6:20pm
While the Fourth of July may seem a long way off, a group of Sugar
House residents are hard at work, trying to preserve an annual
fireworks show.
FAA proposes fine against Utah helicopter company
03/04/2014 6:32pm
Federal officials are proposing a $55,000 fine against a Utah
helicopter tour company accused of violating drug and alcohol testing
regulations.
Burglar breaks through doors of 2 businesses
03/04/2014 7:11pm
South Salt Lake police are searching for a man
who smashed out doors at two stores overnight.
Regulators: 2014 inversion season was a mixed bag
03/04/2014 7:37pm
Air pollution may have been "down" overall in
Wasatch Front areas this last inversion period,
but there were more "bad air" days this year
than in the 2012-13 season. Monitoring stations
show there were 31 days this year that exceeded
federal rules.
Davis County deputy saves teen trying to take his own life
03/04/2014 7:45pm
A Davis County sheriff's deputy was at the
right place at the right time.
He saw something that caught his attention
while on patrol last week
and that led to him to save a teenager who
was trying to take his own
life.
Tips to avoid identity theft over Wi-Fi
03/04/2014 8:03pm
Wi-Fi hijacking may sound like something out of
a science fiction novel, but in reality, it's
something you could be at risk for every day.
Video of daughter unwrapping 'dad in a box' goes viral
03/04/2014 9:20pm
After being gone for four months, a father decided to give his 3-
year-old daughter a surprise she would remember for years to come.
Committee passes bill to give victims status on rape kits
03/04/2014 9:38pm
A House committee unanimously recommended a
bill Tuesday that would improve communication
between sexual assault victims and law
enforcement.
Missing 12-year-old girl found safe
03/04/2014 9:42pm
A 12-year-old girl with diminished mental capacity was found safe
Tuesday morning after being missing for about 17 hours.
BLM works to prevent vandalism in Moab
03/04/2014 10:14pm
A dinosaur footprint, millions of years old,
was stolen from southern Utah, and there still
aren't any suspects.
'Every day is a miracle,' says family of BYU student hit by car
03/04/2014 10:21pm
A BYU student who suffered critical head
injuries last week after being
hit by a car just outside the campus boundaries
is making remarkable
progress.
LDS missionary was killed by speeding car, Swedish newspaper reports
03/04/2014 10:35pm
Utah missionary Mason Lewis Bailey, 19, was hit
and killed by a speeding car, a Swedish
newspaper reported.
Brain stimulation controls tremors caused by Parkinson’s
03/04/2014 10:43pm
Doctors are becoming increasingly encouraged
with an implant that's eliminating tremors from
Parkinson's disease.
