Day care worker to serve probation for reckless endangerment of infant following plea deal
SALT LAKE CITY — A West Jordan woman was ordered Monday to serve two years' probation after admitting to endangering an infant she was babysitting in what prosecutors said was an unlicensed day care. Leslie Ann Percell, 53, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment on July 21, a charge that...
Truck driver from West Jordan dies after semi rollover in Nevada
A man from Utah died over the weekend after the semi-truck he was driving rolled over on a Nevada highway.
Midvale mom arrested, accused of ‘child torture’ of 4-month-old baby
MIDVALE — A Midvale mother was arrested Tuesday after police say was torturing her 4-month-old baby daughter by doing such things as burning her face, taping her mouth shut and taping her hands behind her back. Lizbeth Hurtado-Breton, 36, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation...
Red Iguana founder Ramon Cardenas dies, leaves behind legacy of hard work, passion for...
Red Iguana founder Ramon Cardenas, who launched the iconic restaurant with wife Maria in 1985, has died, leaving behind a legacy of hard work and passion for food.
Police Log: Moose on a jobsite, assualt at McDonald’s, and multiple DUIs
Monday, September 22 Incident: TheftDeputies responded to a theft report at the JC Country store at the Park City Outlets. An employee was accused of stealing $1,900 in cash and
Brush fire near the University of Utah
There is a brush fire near the University of Utah in Dry Creek Canyon.
92-year-old Idaho man allegedly traveled to Utah to kill family members over inheritance dispute
A 92-year-old Idaho man was arrested in Utah after traveling across state lines with a plan to kill his nephew and his nephew's wife.
FAFSA applications, including first-come, first-served aid, go live on Wednesday
Applications for federal student aid open this Wednesday, a key date for families with their sights on a college education for kids graduating high school. However, if last year’s statistics repeat themselves this new cycle, it is likely that few Utahns are aware of that date. With 38.25% of Utah 12th graders filing...
Two of Monday’s accident victims remain in critical condition
LifeFlight transported a four-year-old boy to the Salt Lake City-based Primary Children’s Hospital on Monday following a multi-vehicle crash at 3000 North along the Salem Highway. The boy was riding with his grandmother in a car when they hit a truck carrying two people. The two vehicles also collided with a tractor...
Nutty Putty Cave is open for exploration … if you have a virtual reality...
SALT LAKE CITY — The Nutty Putty caves are open for exploration, but only in a virtual setting. The caves are well known in Utah for a tragic accident 16 years ago, where 26-year-old John Edward Jones was trapped upside down and, after a 27-hour rescue attempt, died. The Deseret News reported that the cave was sealed...
