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More lawsuits expected against West Valley City

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:07:47 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Attorneys who filed a wrongful death lawsuit for the parents of a woman killed during an officer-involved shooting say they will bring more cases against West Valley City police as the FBI investigates the department's drug unit and the shooting death last year.

Convicted fraudster says AG offered to protect him

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:38:03 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A businessman imprisoned on fraud charges said Utah's attorney general offered to protect him years ago in exchange for a "piece" of a private ski resort.

Utah AG Swallow: 'I don't have anything to hide'

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:14:34 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's embattled Attorney General John Swallow says he has nothing to hide and is pushing back after the governor said Tuesday that he'd fire Swallow.

Utah Gov. says he would fire AG Swallow

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:20:56 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday he would fire Utah Attorney General John Swallow if he was Swallow's boss.

Driver says he was unlawfully detained in Utah

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:25:45 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A truck driver thrown in a Utah jail after his rig drifted across lanes has filed a lawsuit saying he was never charged with a crime or brought before a judge during the nearly three weeks he was held and he wasn't intoxicated when pulled over but instead had an inner-ear infection that affected his balance.

Utah lawmaker plans murder suspect custody law

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:31:24 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah lawmaker is working on legislation to allow judges to consider removing a child from a parent's custody if that parent is a suspect in their spouse's murder.

Probe into possible forgery of judge's signature

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:48:25 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The FBI and a Utah prosecutor are trying to figure out who used a legislative computer to allegedly forge the signature of a state Supreme Court justice on an initiative petition.

Girls' home in turmoil over sex-abuse allegations

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:31:51 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah regulators said Thursday they were allowing a group home for troubled girls to remain open despite allegations that three of the girls were raped or sexually assaulted by a member of the family business.

Fired Utah trooper asks for job back

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:02:50 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A former Utah state trooper who was fired and is facing a major lawsuit amid allegations she booked dozens of people for bogus DUIs apologized Tuesday as she asked for her job back.

Utah to federal officers: Stop enforcing our laws

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:58:16 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Federal officers and rangers have no right to enforce driving and other common laws on national forest, federal range lands and national parks, the Utah Attorney General's Office asserted Tuesday.

Twins born on side of interstate with trooper help

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:40:22 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Lynette Hales was nearly 100 miles from Salt Lake City on a desolate stretch of highway - surrounded by nothing but barren salt flats - when her twin unborn babies decided it was time.

Twins born on side of interstate with trooper help

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:32:24 -0400

Shurtleff resigns from Washington, DC law firm

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:48:10 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff no longer works at the Washington, D.C. law firm he joined six months ago after leaving public office.

Public warned about climb of prominent Utah peak

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:44:06 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - It may be one of the most recognizable peaks around the Salt Lake Valley, but officials warn that a climb of Mt. Olympus is not for everyone.

Another Utah lawmaker calls for Swallow to resign

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:49:05 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Rep. Spencer Cox has become the second state lawmaker to publicly call for Utah Attorney General John Swallow to resign.

Lawmaker wants to lure gun makers to Utah

Mon, 27 May 2013 15:05:51 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah lawmaker wants to entice gun manufacturers to set up business in the state and has begun work on legislation to offer incentives.

Lehi man killed in Provo Canyon motorcycle crash

Mon, 27 May 2013 14:50:08 -0400

PROVO, Utah - Troopers have identified a Lehi man as the motorcycle driver who was killed after a crash in Provo Canyon on Sunday night.

UT man: Ex-AG offered $2M to lay off businessman

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:55:52 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah businessman Darl McBride says former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff offered him $2 million if McBride dropped his effort to find a suspected swindler.

2 killed when RV crashes into Utah townhomes

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:58 -0400

ST. GEORGE, Utah - A Provo couple on a family recreational vehicle trip was killed when their motorhome crashed into several St. George townhomes, authorities said.

Ex-UT Gov. Huntsman launches new PAC to back GOP

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21:07 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is creating a new political action committee to raise money for like-minded, Republicans across the country.

1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in I-215 crash in Utah

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:23:11 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a three-vehicle crash on I-215 that claimed the life of a 54-year-old man.

Thurl Bailey named state refugee ambassador

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:40 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Former Utah Jazz great Thurl Bailey has been named the state's refugee ambassador.