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Prosecutors in Alahverdian's Utah rape case say he may be facing more charges elsewhere
A prosecutor in one of Nicholas Alahverdian’s two Utah rape cases wants to block his defense lawyer from sharing all the evidence the state has against him to protect, he said, the integrity of possible other investigations involving Alahverdian in other states or overseas. During a pre-trial conference hearing Friday, Alahverdian’s public...
Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother
SALT LAKE CITY — (AP) — Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend's mother in 1998. The decision regarding the fate of Taberon Dave Honie, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Aug. 8, was announced in a one-paragraph notice from Scott Stephenson, chair of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole.
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.
Several Southern Utah residents will be opening their yards to show off ‘creative’ water-wise landscaping
ST. GEORGE — As the pursuit to replace “lazy lawns” with desert-friendly, water-efficient landscaping continues in Washington County and across the state, a local conservation group has partnered with the county’s leading water agency, home builders and others to showcase homes with water-wise desert gardens in the area.
IOC urges Utah officials to help end U.S. investigation into Chinese doping scandal
Just before Utah was awarded the Winter Games at the International Olympic Committee session in Paris, IOC members urged local organizers to lobby the federal government to end a federal investigation into doping, or risk losing the 2034 Games. The demand relates to a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers who...
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