LAS VEGAS: Federal officials have selected sections of Utah and 10 other drought-ridden Western and Central states as primary natural disaster areas, because of a drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement Wednesday includes countries in Utah, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Nevada, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Oklahoma and Colorado. Tom Vilsack, agriculture Secretary said … [Read more...]
Utah cop kills family before taking his own life: Police
Five members of the same family including two women and two children were found dead into mysterious conditions at their home in Spanish Fork, Utah. 34-year-old Joshua Boren is suspected to have killed his wife Kelly and mother-in-law Marie King along with his two children before shooting himself, the police said after preliminary investigation. No suicide note was found at the crime scene, … [Read more...]
No one harmed after highly toxic chemical spill at RinChem
PLEASANT VIEW, Utah: Marjie Higgins residing in the Evergreen Mobile Home Park in Pleasant View and her neighbors found a bottle while cleaning out an old shed. They were unable to recognize the liquid present inside, but thought it looked like nitroglycerin, so leaving it at the same place they called the police. Salt Lake City Fire got a call just before 9 a.m. of a chemical spill near 5178 … [Read more...]
Lawsuit against Utah ski resort over snowboarding ban
A group of snowboarders has sued a Utah resort for refusing to open its slopes to them. A lawsuit has been filed against the Alta Ski Lifts Company, which operates the Alta ski resort in Utah. The Ski Company is among the handful of resorts in the United States that allow only skiers and not the snowboarders on their slopes. Four snowboarders have claimed that this is a pure discrimination … [Read more...]
Utah’s same sex couples can file state tax returns jointly
Amid the growing debate on legal status to same sex weddings, here is a piece of good news for the homosexual couples in Utah. The 1,300 same-sex couples in Utah, who had tied the nuptial knot before the Supreme Court halted the federal judge’s verdict of giving it a constitutional status, the state’s tax commission has announced that these couples can file joint state tax returns. The state … [Read more...]
Plane made emergency landing in field after engine fails
A Cessna Centurion aircraft made an emergency landing near Salt Lake International Airport Wednesday afternoon. The pilot was alone and didn’t suffer any injury. The plane came down three miles northeast of the airport reportedly because of lack of fuel, according to airport officials. Airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann said the Cessna Centurion crashed in the area of 2100 North and 1700 West, … [Read more...]
Utah woman kills daughters, self after fiancé breaks up with her
A 32-year-old woman and two teenage girls were found dead under mysterious conditions at their home in Syracuse on Tuesday. According to the police officials, the woman was the mother of the two young girls who were found dead. The police believe it to be a murder-suicide case. They say the woman may have gunned down her two young daughters before killing herself as she was in distress. … [Read more...]
Utah’s Avalanche survivor credits his friends for saving his life
A 28-year-old Utah man, who survived after being buried two feet inside the snow during an avalanche in Logan Canyon in southeast Idaho, thanked his fellow snowmobilers to save his life. "I feel extremely blessed," Matthew Morgan, a snowmobiler from Farmington, said on Wednesday from a wheelchair in Ogden’s McKay-Dee Hospital. Recalling the incident, Morgan said, “It was very horrible. The … [Read more...]
Murder charges against a women for stabbing death near homeless shelter
A Murder charge has been filed against a woman for stabbing a man near a Salt Lake City homeless shelter. Natalie Fern Bluehouse,50, said she was intoxicated at the time of the incident. She was charged with first-degree felony murder in 3rd district court on Wednesday. Natalie stabbed Willie D. Hollingsworth, 49, with a kitchen knife on Nov. 20 last year. The incident took place near the … [Read more...]
Utah Bald Eagle Day To Be Held On Feb. 9
Even after bald eagles are out of sight recently, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, decided to continue with its popular annual Bald Eagle Day. The event is planned on Feb. 9 at five places across the state, where eagles gather in large numbers for winter roosting. Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area is one famous roosting spot. The West Nile virus was responsible for the deaths … [Read more...]
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