Alton Barnhart

Teen apprehended after pulling out firearm at Annual South Ogden Days, police say

OGDEN — A teen was apprehended at the Annual South Ogden Days event Saturday after allegedly pulling out a firearm, according to the South Ogden Police Department. A Facebook post from the SOPD said police were providing security when they received reports of a firearm in the park where the event was being held. The […]
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Police: Suspect shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a Michigan church

WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire during a service at a suburban Detroit church on Sunday, wounding one person before he was shot and killed by a security guard, police said. The shooting happened around 11 a.m. at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people some 25 miles (40 […]
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Parents of ‘nonverbal’ boy, found alone in West Valley City, have been found

A boy found in West Valley was described by police as nonverbal and wearing a Minecraft outfit.
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San Juan County Sheriff’s urges public to ‘stay away’ from Westwater fire area

WESTWATER, San Juan County — A new fire started in the Westwater area Sunday, as the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office told the public to stay away. An X post from the Utah Fire Info said the fire is estimated to be 6 acres long, while being within the Blanding City limits. #WestwaterFire Update: San […]
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Wildfire ‘under control,’ Draper City Fire says

DRAPER — A wildfire broke out in Draper Sunday afternoon, according to the Draper City Fire Department. Officials from the fire department said the fire broke out west of Vintage View Court, and several departments responded to the fire. Draper City said ground crews worked to extinguish the flames before air support arrived to assist […]
1 year ago

Portions of northbound State Street closed in SLC due to broken water main

The Salt Lake City Police Department said the affected areas were from Kensington Avenue to 1300 South.
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President Russell M. Nelson dedicates Syracuse Utah Temple

President Nelson compared Syracuse Utah Temple's city to Syracuse, Italy, where the Apostle Paul "tarried … three days" on his way toward Rome.
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Utah County search and rescue helps man who was seriously injured near Alpine

Officials said a 40-year-old man was rappelling in the area when he fell and cut his thigh. He was rescued, and later hospitalized.
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U.S. 89 closed in both directions Thursday after fatal crash in Sanpete County

Public safety officials said they believe the Tahoe driver had a medical emergency prior to crashing head-on into a semitruck on U.S. 89.
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200 evacuated from Salt Lake Metro Jail after fire breaks out

Listen live for updates at 2 p.m.: SALT LAKE CITY — Fire officials said 200 people were evacuated from the Salt Lake Metro Jail on Thursday after a fire broke out. According to officials on scene, a contractor was working on the HVAC system in the building at the time the flames began, which was […]
1 year ago

Salt Lake police officer charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend

A Salt Lake City police officer has been charged after repeatedly contacting a former girlfriend after their relationship ended, the AG's office said.
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Rich County Sheriff’s Office asks for public’s help finding 15-year-old girl

GARDEN CITY, Rich County — Rich County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help Sunday to find a missing 15-year-old girl. In a Facebook post, the Rich County Sheriff’s Office said 15-year-old Kylie Arellano was last seen Thursday at 10:52 p.m. The post states that Arellano is 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 115 lbs, […]
1 year ago

Man rescued from Big Cottonwood Creek, officials remind public of dangerous spring runoff

The man was rescued at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon after he and a others were "cold plunging."
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6 injured, possibly with burns, in a Colorado attack the FBI is investigating as terrorism

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Six people were injured Sunday in what the FBI immediately described as a “targeted terror attack” at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, where a group had gathered to raise attention to Israeli hostages held in Gaza. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, yelled “Free Palestine” and used a […]
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From radio waves to temple domes: The unexpected journey of a Krishna couple in Utah

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Charu Das was in Los Angeles in 1980 when a for-sale ad for a small radio station in rural Utah County — about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City — caught his eye. Das and his wife, Vaibhavi Devi, have been longtime members of the International Society for Krishna […]
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Man dies in ATV crash at St. Anthony Sand Dunes

A man died Sunday afternoon after crashing his ATV at St. Anthony Sand Dunes, according to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.
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Driver killed in state Route 40 crash, DPS says

Officials said a Nissan Xterra was making a left-hand turn to go eastbound on US 40 of when it was T-boned by a semitruck going west.
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West Jordan man upset over missing dog faces kidnapping charge

A West Jordan man is being charged with kidnapping another man who he accused of stealing his dog.
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Trump says he’ll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc. That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, who […]
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Northbound I-15 closed due to semitruck with ‘car hauler’ rolled over, UHP says

A rollover involving a semitruck closed northbound I-15 in Tremonton on Sunday.
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Thousands mark 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder as they call for justice and decry Trump

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police reform and civil-rights activists joined thousands of ordinary people on Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and decry the Trump administration for actions they say set their efforts back decades. The Rev. Al Sharpton said at a graveside service with the dead man’s family in Houston that Floyd, 46, represented all of […]
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Vocal Point star leaves a legacy for BYU

PROVO — Jensen Diederich has had the time of his life for the last four years. As part of the BYU a cappella group Vocal Point, he has sung at sold-out performances, traveled around the world and learned the value of selfless artistry. Diederich recently finished up his senior year at BYU and with it, […]
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Israel begins extensive Gaza ground operation after intense airstrikes kill more than 100 overnight

(CNN) — Israel launched an extensive ground operation in Gaza Sunday in addition to an intense air campaign that health officials in the territory say killed over 100 people overnight and shuttered the last functioning hospital in the enclave’s north. The Israeli military’s ground operation in northern and southern Gaza comes as international mediators push […]
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Florida man charged with sexually exploiting Utah teen

PROVO — A Florida man was charged Friday with engaging in sexually explicit conversations with a Utah teen. Matthew Nicholas Menard, 35, is charged in 4th District Court with two counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, a first-degree felony; plus enticing a minor and three counts of criminal solicitation, class A misdemeanors. In […]
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