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2 killed, 3 injured in car fire Saturday in Carbon County, deputies say
PRICE — Two people were killed and three were injured — including a law enforcement officer — when a vehicle caught fire in Price Saturday morning, according to deputies. Emergency responders were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a car fire near...
Authorities identify 50-year-old man killed in Glendale neighborhood crash
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Authorities have identified the 50-year-old victim of a fatal crash in Salt Lake City’s Glendale neighborhood. Salt Lake City police said Terry Lyday was killed after losing control of his vehicle and slamming into two parked cars near 1200 W. and 2100 S. just before 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 27.
Tonaquint Cemetery sees expansion as available burial space shrinks
ST. GEORGE — A planned expansion for the Tonaquint Cemetery is moving ahead with the recent approval of a construction bid by the City Council. With available space in the original cemetery shrinking, the expansion will add much-needed burial and cremation plots. “We’re pretty excited about this expansion,” Shane...
Tri-City Exchange seeks help after refrigerated trailer goes out
NORTH OGDEN — The founder of the Tri-City Exchange said Friday that his food pantry needed a new refrigerated trailer after a donated one broke down over Pioneer Day. Founder Mike Larson said he had already made "thousands upon thousands" of dollars worth of repairs to the trailer this year before the latest problem.
Boy accused of stabbing woman and 2 boys at TRAX platform is only 12
SOUTH SALT LAKE — A boy accused of stabbing three people at a South Salt Lake TRAX station in June is only 12 years old, new court documents reveal. On June 18, Utah Transit Authority police officers responded to a report of a fight with the knife at the Central Pointe TRAX platform, 221 W. 2100 South. A woman and two boys suffered stabbing injuries, but the injuries weren't considered to be life-threatening. The attacker was taken into custody at the Millcreek Station Platform on 3300 South.
3 Risers and 2 Fallers From the Utah Jazz's Summer League
The Utah Jazz's Summer League ball just finished this week, and while some say Summer League doesn't matter, it can be a good metric to gauge a franchise's youth. The Jazz played 8 games and had some standouts and some underwhelming performances. In case you missed it, these are the risers and faller from the Summer League.
Police arrest driver suspected of hitting 9-year-old on bicycle in Taylorsville
TAYLORSVILLE — A man with a lengthy history of traffic infractions has been arrested and accused of hitting a 9-year-old boy on a bicycle, then driving away. Aaron Calderon-Palomo, 45, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of negligently operating a vehicle resulting in injury, failing to remain at the scene of accident involving serious injury, drug possession, driving on a suspended or revoked license and not having a valid license.
Law school grads could earn license through work rather than bar exam in some states
PORTLAND, Ore. — Before Bailey McQueeny-Rose attended law school at the University of Oregon, she worked in reproductive health care, first as a medical assistant and then as a trainer, teaching others to do the same job. The work opened her eyes to how access to health care differed based on the laws in the […]
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