Utah News

Million-dollar Opioid Drug Ring Started Small According To Second In Command

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who prosecutors call the second-in-command of a multimillion-dollar online opioid drug ring said Thursday the operation started small, when he needed cash for student loans so he let... Read More...

US Air Force Completes Installation Of New Wings On A-10 Jets

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has completed installing new wings on 173 A-10 attack jets to lengthen the service lives of the decades-old jets whose main mission is close support of ground... Read More...

Salt Lake City Schools And Teachers Negotiate Pay Raise Deal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City school district has negotiated a tentative deal with its teachers that would include an annual salary raise. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday that the deal would... Read More...

Man Ordered To Stand Trail For Murder Of 15 Year Old Utah Girl

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man has been ordered to stand trial in the death of a 15-year-old girl he had allegedly harassed online after their relationship ended. Third District Judge Royal Hansen ruled on Tues... Read More...

University Of Utah Plans $925K In Security Improvements

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah plans to spend about $925,000 to improve safety following the killing of a student track athlete on the Salt Lake City campus. University President Ruth Watkins h... Read More...

Man Confronts People Delivering Newspapers, Fires Gunshots

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities are trying to identify a gunman who fired several gunshots after confronting two people delivering newspapers in the Ogden area. The Standard-Examiner reports that neither... Read More...

Utah Man Pleads Guilty To Killing 5-Year-Old Niece

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing and sexually assaulting his 5-year-old niece whose disappearance earlier this year triggered a massive search and widespread concern in a pictures... Read More...

Utah Man Closer To Death By Firing Squad After Losing Appeal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah death row inmate featured in the popular book "Under the Banner of Heaven" after killing his sister-in-law and her child for resisting his polygamist beliefs inched closer to becomi... Read More...

Trial Opens For Utah Man Accused In Major Opioid Ring

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stacks of potentially deadly fentanyl-laced pills sealed inside plastic tubs were displayed Monday on a table in a Salt Lake City courtroom, a haul that prosecutors say amounted to a tiny ... Read More...

Falling Boulder Injures Woman Hiking Utah Mountain Trail

OAKLEY, Utah (AP) — Crews rescued a woman hiking on a Utah mountain trail after she was injured by a falling boulder. Summit County Sheriff's Lt. Andrew Wright says the boulder hit the 70-year-old woman Mond... Read More...