Local Army veteran’s dangerous I-80 standoff was foretold — and ignored
After a high-speed chase that ended in Summit County and multiple arrests, decorated veteran Erick Holmes sits in solitary at Wasatch County Jail — for what his wife calls a “suicidal cry for help."
Magna man charged with kidnapping teen girl with autism
MAGNA — A Magna man is facing a criminal charge accusing him of convincing a teenage girl who has autism to come to his house and then trying to get her to take her clothes off. John Maez, 41, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with kidnapping, a...
Fluoride removed from city water
Magna Water District is one of three water purveyors serving West Valley City that stopped adding fluoride to its supplies to comply with a new state law that bans the practice. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals) For some people, it’s a glass half full. For others, a glass half empty. Fluoride...
‘I’m very proud to be a Utahn’: Marie Osmond sings praises to the place...
At the America250 kickoff celebration, Osmond shared her love for Utah, music and the military.
FIRE WATCH: SLC Fire Department responds to grass fire near Ensign Peak, fire under...
The Salt Lake City Fire Department is responding to a grass fire that is burning near Ensign Peak.
Driver going 133 mph on I-15 ‘just wanted to,’ UHP says
LINDON — A 19-year-old Lehi man was arrested early Thursday after the Utah Highway Patrol reported that it recorded him traveling 133 mph on I-15. About 12:30 a.m., a trooper was watching for speeders on I-15 near Lindon when an Audi S4 drove by at 107 mph, a police booking affidavit states.
South Jordan officers found legally justified in shooting, killing man with knife
SOUTH JORDAN — Two South Jordan police officers were legally justified in shooting and killing a man who was armed with a knife in 2024, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Thursday. What made this case unique was the time it took to take the man into...
Teen shot, wounded in broad daylight outside West Valley City LDS church
A teenage boy is recovering after he was shot in broad daylight in the parking lot of a church in West Valley City.
West Jordan victim struck by car in overnight fight, police say
A fight in West Jordan ended with one person being struck by a car early Thursday morning.
Five car pileup on I-80
Utah Highway Patrol received reports on Wednesday, June 26, 2025, around 5:01 p.m. regarding a five car pileup on westbound I-80 near mile marker 99. According to Lt. Roden with UHP, one of the cars did not stop before making contact with the vehicle in front of them, which pushed that vehicle into others in front of...
