Woman’s escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from similar nightmare, FBI says
A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said, by alerting them to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states.
'Mama bird frantically circled overhead' as nest burns atop Utah power pole, firefighters say
Firefighters in Morgan County said they received a call about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday regarding a power pole fire on the eastbound side of Interstate 84. Crews arrived to find a large osprey nest that was atop the pole on fire.
Ohio man falls to his death after cliff-jumping at Utah lake
Witnesses said the man jumped from a height of about 50 feet.
Utah boarding school loses license following death of Washington teen Taylor Goodridge
The death of a Snohomish County, Washington girl at a Utah-based therapeutic boarding school has led to the loss of its license, and a separate decision found that staff "breached the standard of care."
Indiana woman dies at Utah national park amid summer heat
The National Park Service said Thursday that the 61-year-old visitor was pronounced dead at Canyonlands National Park.
'They sent her home in a box:' WA family suing 'troubled teen' treatment facility after daughter's death
A Snohomish County family is fighting to shut down a so-called "troubled teen" treatment facility in Utah after their daughter collapsed and died on the campus last year.
Watch: Houseboats go up in flames at marina on Arizona-Utah border
More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday, igniting while tourists and jet skiers stood by before the flames were extinguished.
Stray bullet hits toddler playing outside Utah day care center
A 2-year-old was shot in the head by a stray bullet while playing outside at day care in Utah, authorities said Tuesday.
Heather Armstrong, mommy blogger known as Dooce, dies at 47
Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home.
University of Utah athlete flees US amid rape charge, investigation
19-year-old diver Benjamin Smyth is wanted on rape, forcible sodomy and forcible sexual abuse charges.
Utah woman who wrote children's book about grief charged with husband's murder
A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about dealing with grief after her husband died last year was charged with his murder by prosecutors who say the man died from a fentanyl overdose.
Police: Utah toddler run over, killed by landscaping equipment
A 2-year-old girl wandered into the backyard and stepped behind a piece of equipment her father was operating, police said.
Park rangers: 70-year-old man fends off cougar attack with rock
The unidentified man told authorities that he was hiking through some trees when a cougar jumped out and knocked him to the ground.
Watch: Utah DOT uses dish soap to slide 5.3-million-pound bridge into place
While it's not known exactly why dish soap was the chosen lubricant as opposed to others, the UDOT said it was environmentally friendly, effective and cheap, and all of those factors sound like great reasons to use it.
Lawyer: WA student at 'world class' Utah boarding school died of sepsis after complaints were ignored
A 17-year-old student at a "therapeutic boarding school" in Utah died of sepsis after school staff ignored her health complaints, according to recent autopsy results and a lawsuit filed on behalf of the deceased student and her family.
Father suing boarding school after daughter is neglected, collapses to death
A father is suing a boarding school in Utah after his 17-year-old daughter died. The family attorney says the school neglected her and failed to give her the care she needed after she had complained about stomach pains for weeks.
Rare desert waterfalls still flowing a month after record snowfall awakened them
It's only the fourth time in 15 years the water has been strong enough to create the falls.
Pilot crashes, flips plane after losing power 9,000 feet above Utah field
The pilot was treated and released from the scene following the crash landing.
What did Gwyneth Paltrow whisper to Terry Sanderson after the ski trial verdict?
Paltrow looked to her attorneys with a pursed-lips smile when the judge read the jury's verdict.
Avalanche creates snow cloud at Utah resort
Footage shows a snow cloud enveloping a group of skiers at Sundance Resort after an avalanche at a nearby Utah mountain.