December 14, 2017 Utah man jailed in Venezuela ordered to stand trial on weapons charges An American man who's spent the last 18 months in a Venezuelan prison must stand trial on weapons charges, a judge ruled Tuesday, dashing hopes Joshua Holt would be released and reunited with his family for Christmas.
December 4, 2017 Trump shrinks Utah monuments created by Obama, Clinton Capping months of speculation, President Trump on Monday signed a pair of executive orders to significantly shrink two of Utah’s national monuments – Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante – that were created by his Democratic predecessors.
December 3, 2017 Court throws out lawsuit over teacher mom, 38, jailed for up to 30 years for sex affairs with 3 teen boys A lawsuit brought against a Utah school district regarding jailed ex-teacher Brianne Altice was thrown out by the Utah Court of Appeals, upholding a lower court's dismissal, Fox 13 reports.
December 3, 2017 Trump plan on Utah monuments draws 5,000 protesters Thousands rallied outside Utah's Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, protesting President Donald Trump’s expected plan to shrink two national monuments in one of America's most scenic states.
November 29, 2017 Somali refugee who raped women at knifepoint in Utah given probation A Somali refugee who raped two women at knifepoint in Utah has reportedly been released on probation.
November 28, 2017 Mom walks out of hospital days after breaking vertebrae in freak gymnastics accident A Utah mother said doctors told her family members there was a 96 percent chance she would be a quadriplegic or dead after they discovered her C-1 vertebrae fractured in four separate places.
November 22, 2017 Utah man steals kayak from jail that just released him, officials say A former inmate wounded up behind bars in the same jail again Tuesday after he allegedly stole a kayak from the Utah facility, according to police.
November 21, 2017 Utah couple wins $10G in groceries after being accused of theft, report says A couple in Utah, who were reportedly awarded $10,000 of free groceries on Friday, were in court just the day before on charges of theft, a report said.
November 15, 2017 Utah woman stabs man who groped her during her morning jog, police say Salt Lake City police are searching for a man who fled after being stabbed by a woman he reportedly groped while she was jogging.
November 14, 2017 Utah man says high school mascot’s name sounds like male genitalia One man in Utah started a petition Friday to change the mascot of a new high school, arguing that the name will likely become the butt of a dirty joke.
