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78-year-old man ordered to stand trial for 2021 murder
SALT LAKE CITY — A 78-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial for the 2021 murder of a Sandy woman after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing. William Richard O'Reilly, of South Jordan, is accused of shooting and stabbing Masako Yamada Kenley, an acquaintance and former co-worker, multiple times, and then dumping her body near the Jordan River in Sandy. He is charged with murder and discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, both first-degree felonies; and obstructing justice, a second-degree felony.
Ohio man arrested at Cedar City truck stop, accused of kidnapping California teen
CEDAR CITY — An Ohio man was arrested in Cedar City on Wednesday and accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old from California. Just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Cedar City dispatchers received a call from a parent in San Diego who said their daughter was kidnapped and taken from their home about 2 a.m., a police booking affidavit said. The caller told police their daughter had met a man online, but she didn't really know him.
“Tom’s Elton Tribute” at Kanab’s Redstone Theater
In a show honoring Sir Elton John’s music and the inspiration it shared during hard times, “Tom’s Elton Tribute” by Tom Cridland and band rocked Kanab’s Redstone Theater on July 22. Photos by Ty Gant. The three-piece tribute band played many of Elton John’s highlight...
Cedar City commemorates lives, accomplishments of early settlers with ‘Pioneer Legacy Celebration’
CEDAR CITY — Thousands of people packed Southern Utah University’s Eccles Coliseum for Wednesday night’s “Pioneer Legacy Celebration.”. The free event featured some 110 local volunteer performers, many of them children. In his welcome message in the event’s program, producer Merrill Osmond, said the decision to make the production a youth-focused one was unanimous.
Utah DOT Working on 209 Projects Totaling $2.74 Billion
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Construction on Utah Dept. of Transportation projects is at its peak, with the agency working on 209 projects this year carrying a total project cost of $2.74 billion. Planned improvements range from repaving rural highways to building freeway-style interchanges and widening, repaving, demolishing and...
Biological mother speaks of red flags prior to Gavin Peterson’s death
WEST HAVEN — The biological mother of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson, who was allegedly starved to death by his biological father, stepmother and oldest brother, is breaking her silence. “It broke my heart to know that he died that way,” said Melanie Peterson. “I can’t imagine being so hungry. It’s...
Water Canyon Winery expands: Sip and savor this weekend at the grand opening of Hildale’s new cafe
HILDALE — Hildale just got a fresh new flavor with a brand-new cafe, and they’re serving up delectable, locally sourced dishes alongside a selection of wines that are already winning hearts and tantalizing taste buds. “It’s been awesome,” The Winery Cafe owner and chef Indy Tooke said. “I’m...
Drought returns to Utah, but storms forecast to continue in state's driest region
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's droughtless streak didn't last very long, but the section now in drought could get some much-needed rain over the next few days. About 5% of the state — almost entirely in Tooele County — is back in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly report released on Thursday. It comes three weeks after the Beehive State was drought-free for the first time since 2019 as it cleared out in eastern Utah.
Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Supreme Court overturned a death sentence Thursday for a man convicted of murdering a woman to stop her from testifying against him in a rape case. Justices said Douglas Lovell had ineffective attorneys at his sentencing hearing, but upheld his conviction and sent the case back to a lower court for resentencing. The Utah Attorney General’s Office — the prosecutors in the case — did not have an immediate answer Thursday as to whether Lovell could again receive a death sentence, spokesperson Alex Curcio said. Lovell, 66, has twice been convicted of capital murder...
Watch Out For This Scam In Utah
As long as there has been and there will be a monetary system in this world, there will be nefarious individuals trying to separate us from our money. Take, for example, this latest episode right here in our town (from the St. George Police Department):. On 04/29/23, an SGPD officer...
Woman dies after running out of water, hiking near Utah state park in extreme heat, officials say
A 56-year-old woman died while hiking near a state park in southwestern Utah over the weekend after running out of water on a sweltering day, officials said. Emergency crews responded near Quail Creek State Park on Sunday to a report of a hiker "in distress due to not having enough water and the temperature being 106 degrees Fahrenheit," the Hurricane City Police Department said in a statement.
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