WASHINGTON, D.C. – Outgoing Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is confident there will be a smooth transition between him and his successor on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He’s spending a great deal of time with Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, who will take over as committee chair. In the meantime, Chaffetz says he’s […]
SALT LAKE COUNTY – They’re legal to sell, but it’s still too early to light off fireworks in Utah. That’s not stopping people from all over the Wasatch Front from setting them off, much to the frustration of firefighters. Fire officials would like it if the temperatures cooled down for an extended period of time. […]
BOX ELDER COUNTY — County deputies are trying to track down a family they say may be targeting the elderly in a cement paving scam. “They want to seal coat the driveway, or whatever, and it seems like they are hitting up the elderly population,” said Chief Deputy Dale Ward. “There’s a possibility they are […]
ST. GEORGE – A family reunion turns tragic after a two-year-old dies after accidentally being left in a hot vehicle. Weather reports show temperatures reached 106 degrees in St. George over the weekend. Child safety experts say it only takes a few minutes for a vehicle to heat up to the point where it raises […]
SANDY — Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price says the new health care plan in the Senate will help Utahns. He spoke at Colonial Flag Monday after hosting local business leaders in a roundtable discussion on healthcare costs and challenges. “The goal is to let every single American has access to the kind of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ever since announcing he wouldn’t run for re-election next year, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, has been looking back at the beginning of his career in politics. Before the Republican primary, Chaffetz says the odds were on incumbent Chris Cannon’s side. Chaffetz spoke with Mitt Romney, who wasn’t endorsing anyone at the time. […]
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — A polygamist leader on the run is now behind bars in South Dakota. The FBI in Salt Lake City confirms to KSL Newsradio that Lyle Steed Jeffs was found Wednesday. He was booked into the Minnehaha County jail at 11:43 PM Wednesday night and is being held without bail on […]
OGDEN — Big delays are coming to Ogden Canyon next Monday, as the Utah Department of Transportation warns they plan to close down the highway for repaving. UDOT region one spokesperson, Vic Saunders, said about three years ago Ogden City dug water trenches under the highway. Those trenches are now sinking, and UDOT wants to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A wrong-way driver on the I-215 west-side belt slammed head on into another car four days ago, then took off. The whole thing was caught on the victim’s dash camera. The video shows headlights as the pick up truck bears down on the two passenger cars. The truck hits hard, spinning […]
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA and SALT LAKE CITY UTAH — A top House Republican, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, was shot by a rifle-wielding gunman Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington. Several other people were also believed to have been hit. No members of Utah’s congressional delegation were there, but they are all quickly […]
WEBER COUNTY — Just two weeks after announcing alcohol will be banned along most of the beach, signs along Pineview Reservoir are now warning parking fees are coming to the beach line. “We wanted people that were visiting Pineview to have kind of a heads up that we’re looking at pay-for-parking, so we put up […]
MURRAY — A new resource unveiled Tuesday hopes to help potentially thousands of refugees in Utah learn their rights and have better interactions with law enforcement. There’s a new refugee rights card in Utah for refugees to carry and give to police. Noor Ul-Hasan works with many refugees as they come to Utah, […]
MIDVALE – Hail fell as men carried computers and flash drives from a small Midvale apartment to a mobile command vehicle parked outside. As I watched, Jessica Farnsworth, the commander of Utah’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force turned to me and said, “This gentleman’s house is right next to a child’s playground.” The […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A man running to lead Utah’s Democratic Party was forced to walk out of a party debate last night because of protestors. Rob Miller faces allegations of sexual misconduct, which made a handful of people stand with their backs to the panel last night. The moderator kept asking them to move […]
PARK CITY — The Park City school board is moving forward with a two-bell schedule as they work on getting the high school to start later in the morning by fall 2018. The feedback was that people wanted high school to start later, at 8:30 am, but they didn’t like the 3 bell schedule proposal. […]
SANDY — The last day of school at Brookwood Elementary in Sandy begins with mourning, a day after the shooting deaths of a woman and boy killed near the school. Crisis and grief counselors are on hand to answer questions from students, who may have seen or heard something as they walked home from school. […]
SANDY — Police confirm three people are dead and another two wounded in a shooting near 2400 East and 8600 South in Sandy. Police say an adult male suspect rammed another car and then got out of his vehicle before opening fire. They later confirmed that suspect is dead along with an adult woman […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former FBI Director James Comey will face questions this week about investigating possible Russian ties to the 2016 presidential election, and whether President Donald Trump asked him to stop. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah and head of the House Oversight Committee, is talking about what he wants to see and hear from Comey […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Officials at Hill Air Force Base estimate a couple hundred riders came to their eighth annual “See Me, Save Me” safety ride. Whenever motorcycle riders hear about a crash involving a motorcycle, many of them think, “That could have been me.” Rider Mike Quercia says his worst crash was in […]
(Video: Mary Richards, KSL Newsradio) PROVO — Searchers recovered the body of a four-year-old girl Tuesday after an accident on the Provo River. Police say Brenda DeDios, 34, of West Jordan, jumped in after her daughter, London, fell into the water near Bridal Veil Falls Monday afternoon. Four other adults also jumped into the river […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Two political news websites have contradictory reports about whether former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a two-time presidential contender, is interested in running for the seat Orrin Hatch has held in the U.S. Senate since 1977. The speculation itself may be useful to Senator Hatch, R-Utah, as he contemplates running for an […]
LOA, Utah — People are expected to travel from as far away as Maine, to Loa, in Wayne County, Monday, to honor a story that may be little remembered as part of the loss of World War II. But to the community and the family of six airmen who died when their plane broke apart […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Police are still looking for a man accused of kidnapping a 24-year-old woman at gunpoint on Wednesday and later found. Police say Samantha June Medina was taken from her apartment and forced into a vehicle Wednesday morning. After Medina was found later that night, police said the man accused of taking […]
Utah is getting two new polar bears.. Nora will arrive this fall from the Oregon zoo and Hope comes from Toledo. Nora gained fame earlier this year when she was caught on video frolicking in the snow. Her first taste of the white stuff her species lives in. Hogle Zoo spokesperson Erica Hansen tells Nora’s […]
