Latest Utah News
RSS-
Doctors make breakthrough in Type 1 diabetes cure
SALT LAKE CITY — New information about diabetes could be life-changing for the millions who live with it, especially those battling Type 1 diabetes. Doctors at Boston Children's hospital have identified the root cause of Type 1 diabetes and hope to use it to better treat it and possibly find a cure. "To find a cure, we really have to locate those cells that are attacking ...
-
Salt Lake Bees Bees welcome 10 millionth fan in 10-0 win over Sacramento
BEELINES Bees 10, River Cats 0 In short: The Bees welcomed their 10 millionth fan with four home runs — a leadoff shot from Andrew Romine, two homers from Chris Nelson and another from Matt Long — and a shutout victory. Starter Matt Shoemaker struck out nine batters in five innings for the win. Record: 38-35 Up next: vs. Sacramento, today, 7:05 p.m. River Cats LHP Justin Thomas ...
-
Jordan School District says it needs 19 new schools in next decade
HERRIMAN — Nail guns and wood saws can be heard all day long in Herriman's south side. Home construction seems to be a booming business once again in this small city in the southern part of the Salt Lake valley. "We're busy," said a man with a nail gun, making sure his 2x4's measured together perfectly. A man with A wood saw would probably say something ...
More Utah News
RSS-
Woman buys fake iPhone 5 police warn against similar scams
OREM — What seemed like a good deal on an iPhone 5 for an Orem woman turned into a great deal for a scam artist. Someone approached the woman in a parking lot and offered her a new iPhone for a good price. She found out the hard way that just because it looks like an iPhone doesn't necessarily mean it is. "Don't fall for this scam," said Lt. Craig Martinez with ...
-
Man accused of terrorism-related crimes in Utah Idaho gets new lawyer
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Uzbek refugee accused of terrorism-related crimes in Idaho and Utah has a new lawyer whose resume includes successfully defending a man accused of murdering a federal agent and helping free a Saudi college student charged with working for a group funneling money to terrorists. A federal judge appointed Charles Peterson to take over Fazliddin Kurbanov's defense. ...
-
Man charged with neglecting bedridden wife
A Riverton man is facing one count of aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult after police say he neglected his bedridden wife to the point she needed hospital ...
-
Woman charged with killing dog with insecticide
A Salt Lake City woman is facing animal cruelty charges after police say she killed her dog by spraying insecticide down its ...
-
Impeachment investigation highly likely House majority leader says
A legislative investigation into Attorney General John Swallow that would mark the beginning of possible impeachment proceedings is "highly likely," House Majority Leader Brad Dee, R-Ogden, said ...
-
Gwen Moore However Inarticulate I Think Miss Utah Was On To Something
While speaking on the House of Representatives floor Tuesday during debate on the 20-week abortion ban, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) said Miss Utah Marisa Powell may have been on to something with ...
-
Woman dies after Tooele Valley skydiving accident
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A skydiver died after trying to avoid an obstacle and taking a hard landing at Tooele Valley Airport, officials said Tuesday. The 30-year-old woman was found unconscious but breathing Sunday with head, neck and leg injuries, said Tooele County Chief Deputy Sheriff Duke North. She was taken to University of Utah Hospital for surgery but didn't survive, he said The ...
-
State now purchasing zero-emission electric vehicles
SALT LAKE CITY — As air pollution intensified in northern Utah Tuesday, the Division of Air Quality asked everyone to limit driving. The ozone gas didn't quite reach the threshold for Utah's first red action alert of the summer season, but it came close, making it an officially yellow day. But the state's not just asking folks to drive less. It's also purchasing ...
-
String of car burglaries leads to arrest of 19-year-old man
KAYSVILLE — Davis County Sheriff's deputies stumbled onto a car burglary ring, after one of the suspected thieves struck a little too close to home. Detectives said Tuesday 19-year-old Matthew Robert King was staying with a friend in Fruit Heights and started taking interest in the friend's safe. The next day, King was gone and so were the thousands of dollars inside the cash ...
-
Miss Utah gets chance to fix pageant answer flub
NEW YORK — Miss Utah USA got a second chance Tuesday morning to answer a question she stumbled over Sunday night during the Miss USA pageant. Marissa Powell, Miss Utah ...
-
What Miss Utah Shouldve Said About The Pay Gap
Miss Utah USA 2013 Marissa Powell Photo by Georgina Vaughan, courtesy MissUtahUSA.com By now, you've probably heard or seen the garbled answer Miss Utah, Marissa Powell, gave to this question during Sunday's the Miss USA ...
-
Gun lobbyist seeks to restore his firearms rights
Utah's top gun lobbyist wants his firearms back.Clark Aposhian had to surrender his weapons after a Memorial Day arrest for backing up a military-grade vehicle briefly at his ex-wife's home and allegedly telling her husband, "I'll bury you."His ex-wife won a stalking injunction and a protective order, which temporarily suspended Aposhian's right to possess guns or ...
-
13 Utah lawmakers respond with their opinions regarding medicinal cannabis
13 Utah politicians' opinion on the legalization of medicinal cannabis in Utah Their responses are not very surprising, however one representative did ask for additional ...
-
The Road Home to conduct a 24-hour online giving campaign Thursday
Emphasizing that needs of homeless families and individuals respect no season, The Road Home will conduct a 24-hour online giving campaign to raise funds and awareness about homeless families and individuals in ...
-
USU football Chuckie Keeton and Kyler Fackrell named to College Football Performance Awards Watch Lists
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State quarterback Chuckie Keeton and linebacker Kyler Fackrell have been named to the 2013 College Football Performance Awards Watch Lists at their respective positions, it was recently announced. Keeton is one of 30 Football Bowl Subdivision players named to the Quarterbacks Watch List, while Fackrell is one of 41 players named to the Linebackers Watch List. Keeton is ...
-
Bear scare Brothers Baden and Logan saved my life
Baden, left, Mariah and Logan Kelly at camp last week. The Kelly family was camping last week near Cora, Wyo., when a rogue bear broke into their campsite and chased Moriah. Her brother Baden picked her up and ran off and their older brother Logan intercepted the bear and chased it away as it was running after his ...
-
Tremonton police officer arrested for investigation of child porn
TREMONTON - A veteran officer with the Tremonton Police Department has been arrested for investigation of sexual exploitation of a minor. Jeremy Rose, an officer with the department for 12 years, was arrested Friday. He was originally booked into the Davis County Jail and held until the Utah Attorney General's Office could transfer him to the Box Elder County Jail, where the charge ...
-
Utah Technology Council touts STEM education for Utah’s economic future
The long-term future of the state’s economy will hinge on Utah’s ability to develop the next generation of skilled information technology professionals that will fill the growing number of high-tech jobs being produced, an expert ...
-
Governor says he wont change his mind on Snake Valley water sharing agreement
A cow grazes near a fence in Snake Valley. Earlier this year, Gov. Gary Herbert refused to sign a Snake Valley water-sharing agreement between Utah and ...
-
7-year-old girl who met Justin Bieber passes away leaves sweet memories
Millie Flamm, a 7-year-old from Cottonwood Heights, passed away Tuesday morning after battling leukemia for the past three and a half years. The announcement was made by Millie's family along with a video on YouTube. She is shown with Justin Bieber, who visited with her when she was too ill to attend his ...
-
Possible stadium expansion would force move of Olympic icons
SALT LAKE CITY — The legacy of the 2002 Olympics will always remain in Salt Lake City, but University of Utah and city officials are in the process of balancing what remains of that legacy with what they hope to accomplish in the future. "The University of Utah has moved into the Pac-12, and with that is all kinds of excitement and change," said Gordon Wilson, assistant vice ...
-
10 people indicted in multi-state marijuana ring
SALT LAKE CITY - Ten people have been federally indicted in a major marijuana operation stretching from Utah to California. The federal grand jury indictment was filed and sealed in 2011 and unsealed just last week. Joshua Wayne Cooper, Tyler Robert Cooper, Jonathan Isaac Clements, Joseph Andrew Clements, John Paul Diller, Fabrico Henrique Jesus, Tyson Lytle, Jedediah Andrews Mossi, Karl ...
Salt Lake City Feature
-
Downtown Salt Lake City redevelopment
Salt Lake’s downtown area has, like many major cities across the US, deteriorated in recent decades as businesses and homeowners have moved out into the suburbs, but now, even in the midst of one of the worst real estate crisis in recent history, a number of major Salt Lake City developers are turning the tide.
Salt Lake City will have an entirely different downtown area in the next few years as major residential and mixed-use developments and new condominiums come online. Well over 1000 residential units are under construction or in the planning stages with major developments such as the City Creek Project leading the new trend. Read more
News from around our Network
