POST Council revokes 2 officer certifications for life, sanctions 12 others
03/28/2014 7:02am
The council responsible for disciplining
wayward Utah peace officers meted out sanctions
in 14 cases Thursday, including the case of a
former school resource officer who sent
sexually explicit photos to a teenage boy.
Utah no longer No. 1 for autism, rate holds steady at 2 percent
03/28/2014 8:19am
The rate of autism spectrum disorder diagnoses
in Utah is holding steady, at 2 percent. Utah
is no longer No. 1 in the nation for prevalence
of autism spectrum disorder.
State audit gives scathing review of Utah State Fair management
03/28/2014 8:42am
Review by state auditors shows trend of
decreasing visitation at the annual Utah State
Fair, as well as need for more financial self-
sufficiency.
Exile from polygamous sect gets custody of kids
03/28/2014 9:44am
A Utah judge has awarded an exiled member of
Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect sole custody of
children who were being raised by his wives who
remain members of the religion.
Officers, workers give time to help students learn how to read
03/28/2014 11:03am
The sight of a police squad entering an
elementary school might cause initial concern.
But when those officers walk into a class for
their weekly tutoring session, students eagerly
show off their progress.
Rock-paper-scissors tournament strikes at cancer
03/28/2014 11:57am
Three men are rallying others to join them in a fight against cancer
with a giant game of rock-paper-scissors.
Bail denied for alleged teen trafficker, drug dealer
03/28/2014 12:38pm
Bail has been denied and new charges filed against the man accused
of dealing drugs and trafficking teenage boys in Utah.
Decades-old oil spill found by hikers, BLM says
03/28/2014 3:14pm
Hikers found a decades-old oil spill in a side canyon that flows into
the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, officials said.
Calif. man charged with abusing teen on flight to SLC
03/28/2014 4:03pm
A California man was charged this week with
propositioning and sexually abusing a 15-year-
old girl on a plane during a flight to Utah.
State superintendent Menlove announces retirement
03/28/2014 4:06pm
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Martell Menlove announced
Friday his retirement from the post he has held for a little more than
one year.
Utah 'Mountain Man' set to take plea deal
03/28/2014 4:34pm
A wilderness fugitive accused of burglarizing remote cabins across Utah is scheduled to take a plea deal in early April on federal firearm charges.
Man missing after being released from ER, family says
03/28/2014 5:45pm
A 24-year-old man has been missing for more than a week after
being
released from the Jordan Valley Medical Center in West Jordan, family
members say.
Woman killed in 11-car pileup on I-84, police say
03/28/2014 5:48pm
Police have identified the woman hit and killed by a semitrailer during
a 14-vehicle pileup on I-84 Friday morning.
Wal-Mart evacuated after suspicious device found
03/28/2014 5:53pm
The Wal-Mart in Heber City was evacuated Friday
after police found
what they believed was a pipe bomb left in the
bathroom by a Utah
State Prison inmate.
UDOT to begin revamp of I-15 in south Davis County
03/28/2014 6:21pm
The Utah Department of Transportation is
preparing to launch a major
construction project on the I-15 freeway in
south Davis County. The
$117 million project will include significant
roadway improvements
from North Salt Lake to Farmington.
Former child soldier uses music to inspire
03/28/2014 6:45pm
Emmanuel Jal spent four years as a child
soldier, trained to do horrendous things. Now,
he calls himself an accidental musician.
Blind children find confidence, understanding at goalball tournament
03/28/2014 7:06pm
Kids with blindness and low vision have found confidence and understanding competing in the state's goalball tournament, which took place Friday at the Copperview Community Center in Sandy.
Teen to government: Change your typeface, save millions
03/28/2014 8:15pm
Middle-school student says the federal government could cut printing costs with one decision.
Pilot convicted of inappropriately touching teen girl on flight
03/28/2014 9:17pm
A Delta Connections pilot accused of inappropriately touching a 14-
year-old girl during a flight from Detroit to Salt Lake City was
convicted Thursday in federal court.
Enormous — but invisible — storage facilities take shape near Delta
03/28/2014 10:19pm
A highly unusual construction project near Delta is transforming a
buried deposit of salt into an enormous underground storage facility
for propane and butane.
BASE jumper's family celebrates his love for life
03/28/2014 10:30pm
The family of a well-known rock climber and BASE jumper who died in
a wingsuit flying mishap at Zion National Park said his love of extreme
sports extended his life, before it cut it short.
2 officers injured; 1 man dead in downtown shooting
03/28/2014 10:47pm
Two Salt Lake City police officers were
involved in a shooting that took
place in downtown Salt Lake early Friday
morning.
Man arrested in connection to serial robberies, police say
03/28/2014 10:48pm
Police arrested Michael Alexander Bacon, a man who they believe is
connected to five robberies in the Salt Lake Valley, Friday.
