In 2011, 16-year-old West Wendover High School student Micaela Costanzo, a popular student and track star, was brutally murdered and buried in a shallow grave in the desert outside of town. Read more »

A man says Vernal police disrupted an intimate moment of mourning with his deceased wife of 58 years when they searched his house for her prescription medication without a warrant within minutes of... Read more »

Jeff Flake joins and Mike Crapo, Orrin Hatch, Mike Lee will rejoin the ranks of the Senate for the coming six years as representatives of three different states. All attended BYU and had... Read more »

In a National Review piece published Wednesday, writer Jay Nordlinger argued that Mitt Romney was one of the "brightest, most capable, most admirable men" to run for president, and post-election... Read more »

One day after announcing the Herriman High School production of "All Shook Up" had been canceled due to potentially offensive content, Jordan School District officials reached an agreement with the... Read more »

The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole has decided that Michele Napolitano, who abused her son so severely that doctors had to amputate parts of the boy's feet, will serve her entire 20-year sentence... Read more »

Today, more than two months after the accident, Peterson remains in a vegetative state. He is hooked up to a breathing tube and a trachea tube. Read more »

A suspected stomach flu that hit LDS missionaries in the Missionary Training Center has been nearly contained, Utah County health officials said Thursday. Read more »

A man who police say held his wife hostage for a week and repeatedly beat her, sometimes in front of their children, has been arrested and charged. Read more »

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Utah is one of four GOP-led states given the go-ahead Thursday by the federal government to run its own health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act. But the head of a state health... Read more »

Idaho Republican Sen. Michael Crapo pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of driving while intoxicated and then apologized for his actions and asked forgiveness from his constituents. Read more »

A man accused of locking himself in a West Valley home and firing rounds from a assault rifle out the window last month now faces a handful of felony charges. Read more »

With only weeks left before Dixie State College is expected to receive a new name and university status, elected officials in Washington County entered the fray Thursday with a strong vote in favor... Read more »

Our take: Former Utah govenor Jon Huntsman interviews with New York Times reporter Andrew Goldman about his 2012 presidential bid and what future plans he has for his political career. So... Read more »

The Beehive State is among the best in the nation in its use of technology-based global pursuits, according to a report released by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation — a... Read more »

All but one member of Utah’s congressional delegation voted against the last-minute tax package approved New Year’s Day, complaining the deal on the so-called “fiscal cliff”... Read more »

A tip from the community resulted in Unified police detectives making a large marijuana bust Friday. Read more »

A Utah Highway Patrol trooper has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of child over an eight-year period. Read more »

He shows his guest the many photos displayed around the house of his late wife, his four children and 11 grandchildren. He offers information about many of them and mentions that five of his... Read more »

By the third grade, students are expected to be reading to learn, not learning to read. But with a troubling number of students failing to meet that expectation, the third grade has emerged as... Read more »