<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Utah - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Utah with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:27:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Salt Lake City mayor's race matters &mdash; to the city, Utah and the nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Salt Lake City-County Building photographed from inside the Matheson Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsThe Salt Lake City-County Building photographed from inside the Matheson Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsThe Salt Lake City-County Building photographed from inside the Matheson Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Steve Griffin, Deseret NewsThe Salt Lake City-County Building photographed from inside the Matheson Courthouse on Monda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-the-salt-lake-city-mayors-race-matters-mdash-to-the-city-utah-and-the-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/why-the-salt-lake-city-mayors-race-matters-mdash-to-the-city-utah-and-the-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boulder falls on 70-year-old woman hiking in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 70-year-old woman was injured Monday when a boulder fell on her while she was hiking, police said.Stock imageOAKLEY, Summit County &mdash; A 70-year-old woman was injured Monday when a boulder fell on her while she was hiking, police said.Shari Richins was about 100 feet from Hayden Peak in eastern Summit County, about 60 miles from Oakley, when the boulder fell on her, according to Summit County Sheriff's Lt. Andrew Wright.He said officials believe Richins may have a broken femur, as well as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boulder-falls-on-70-year-old-woman-hiking-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/boulder-falls-on-70-year-old-woman-hiking-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: New school year, new haircut]]></title><description><![CDATA[TJ, of TJ's Touch, gives Adam Omer a free back-to-school haircut at My Salon Suite in Taylorsville on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsBrooke Beverly, of Field of Beauty, listens to Mayson Cannon as he tells her what kind of haircut he would like as kids get free back-to-school haircuts at My Salon Suite in Taylorsville on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAdam Omer watches as TJ, of TJ's Touch, gives him a free back-to-school haircut at My Salon Suite in T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-new-school-year-new-haircut/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/photos-new-school-year-new-haircut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arizona man dies in apparent Lake Powell drowning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body of a missing Arizona man has been found after he apparently drowned in Lake Powell, officials said Monday.Stock imagePAGE, Arizona &mdash; The body of a missing Arizona man has been found after he apparently drowned in Lake Powell, officials said Monday.Albert Shortman, 33, was reported missing about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the National Park Service said. The Cow Springs resident had last been heard from the previous morning.His body was found near the Wahweap Swim Beach in Page, Ariz., durin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arizona-man-dies-in-apparent-lake-powell-drowning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/arizona-man-dies-in-apparent-lake-powell-drowning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecutors portray Utahn as drug kingpin; defense says he wasn't head of organization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aaron Shamo is charged with continuing criminal enterprise, importation and manufacturing of a controlled substance, possession of drugs with intent to distribute, drug trafficking and money laundering. He is being held in the Salt Lake County Jail. The Cottonwood Heights man is accused of making and selling fake painkillers, including fentanyl-laced pills that allegedly caused a man's death. His trial began Monday in federal court and is expected to last four weeks.Salt Lake County JailThis 201]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/prosecutors-portray-utahn-as-drug-kingpin-defense-says-he-wasnt-head-of-organization/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/prosecutors-portray-utahn-as-drug-kingpin-defense-says-he-wasnt-head-of-organization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Extreme Makeover' show building home in Utah for refugee family that fled Congo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chad Venable, Wadman Corporation project director, works on a home being built by HGTV's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," in Ogden on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. The house will be given to Anifah Barobi and her family, including her nephew Ashraf Kambere. Barobi, her daughter, Kambere, and his siblings were reunited at a refugee camp in Uganda after fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo where Kambere's parents were murdered. After years in the refugee camp, they were all relocated to Utah tog]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/extreme-makeover-show-building-home-in-utah-for-refugee-family-that-fled-congo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/extreme-makeover-show-building-home-in-utah-for-refugee-family-that-fled-congo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developer plans to make Utah site the first new full-service ski resort in country since 1980]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking east toward Jordanelle Reservoir, Extell Development team members show the area where they plan to build the new Mayflower Mountain Resort near Deer Valley on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsKurt Krieg, vice president with Extell Development Co., answers a few questions as he gives a tour of the area where they plan to build the new Mayflower Mountain Resort near Deer Valley on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsThe area planned for the new Mayflowe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/developer-plans-to-make-utah-site-the-first-new-full-service-ski-resort-in-country-since-1980/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/developer-plans-to-make-utah-site-the-first-new-full-service-ski-resort-in-country-since-1980/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New appeal denied: Is Utah inmate Ron Lafferty months away from a firing squad?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Death row inmate Ron Lafferty in 2011.Utah Department of CorrectionsRon Yengich, left, works with his client Ron Lafferty in 4th District Court in Provo on Sept. 25, 2002.Stuart Johnson, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The man convicted of committing one of Utah's most infamous double murders has lost his latest round of appeals, putting him another step closer to a firing squad execution.Ronald Lafferty, 78, was seeking a certificate that would allow him to make an appeal to another court. O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-appeal-denied-is-utah-inmate-ron-lafferty-months-away-from-a-firing-squad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/new-appeal-denied-is-utah-inmate-ron-lafferty-months-away-from-a-firing-squad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In aftermath of development fight, southwest Salt Lake County mayors launch 'unprecedented' planning effort]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - The Olympia Hills development was proposed just west of Herriman, beyond the telephone poles in this photo taken from Herriman High School on Thursday, June 14, 2018.James Wooldridge, Deseret NewsRIVERTON &mdash; More than a year after the first iteration of the nearly 8,800-unit, 930-acre Olympia Hills development near Herriman shocked and infuriated southwest Salt Lake County residents, a gathering Monday marked a sort of "Kumbaya" moment between city mayors and county officials.The sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-aftermath-of-development-fight-southwest-salt-lake-county-mayors-launch-unprecedented-planning-effort/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/in-aftermath-of-development-fight-southwest-salt-lake-county-mayors-launch-unprecedented-planning-effort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigators looking for person who started fire in Utah church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elder Max Wells, a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, talks to police about a fire in a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse at 1715 W. 1600 North in Layton on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsLayton police detective Brett Felion works at the scene of a fire at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1715 W. 1600 North in Layton on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsCaution tape hangs in front of a meetinghouse of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/investigators-looking-for-person-who-started-fire-in-utah-church/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 02:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/investigators-looking-for-person-who-started-fire-in-utah-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast-growing Divvy dives into new facility construction in Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Divvy, one of Utah's fastest growing tech firms, broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot headquarters in Draper on Monday. The company has innovated an expense account management platform that has attracted over 3,000 clients, and some $250 million in venture capital investment, in less than two years.DivvyDivvy, one of Utah's fastest growing tech firms, broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot headquarters in Draper on Monday. The company has innovated an expense account management platform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fast-growing-divvy-dives-into-new-facility-construction-in-utah/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/fast-growing-divvy-dives-into-new-facility-construction-in-utah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What needs to happen to clean Utah's air?]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - A hazy view of the Wasatch mountains is barely visible in Salt Lake City on Thursday, August 23, 2018.Laura Seitz, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A technical team of nearly 40 members is probing the best science-based solutions for cutting Utah's air pollution so those recommendations can be delivered to Utah lawmakers in mid-December.The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah was tasked by the Utah Legislature to look at the problem for a roadmap of possible legisl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-needs-to-happen-to-clean-utahs-air/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/what-needs-to-happen-to-clean-utahs-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Utah funeral home director sentenced to prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[FILE - Lonnie Nyman appears in 3rd District Court on Monday in Salt Lake City, to plead guilty to charges including enticement of a minor, and witness tampering.Eli Lucero, Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The owner of a Cache County funeral home who admitted to arranging to meet a boy for sexual activity, and who then wrote bad checks to get out of jail, is headed to prison.Lonnie Kent Nyman, 45, of Millville, Cache County, &mdash; the owner and president of Nyman Funeral Home &mdash; was sen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/northern-utah-funeral-home-director-sentenced-to-prison/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/northern-utah-funeral-home-director-sentenced-to-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana man killed in rollover crash on I-15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fred Baker, 75, of Montana was killed in a rollover crash on I-15 near Holden on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Utah Department of Public SafetyHOLDEN, Millard County &mdash; A Montana man was killed Monday when his vehicle rolled on I-15 near Holden.Fred E. Baker, 75, of Deer Lodge, was driving south when he lost control and started weaving back and forth across the highway, the Department of Public Safety said. Baker's converted van went off the road and rolled once when he tried to steer it back onto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/montana-man-killed-in-rollover-crash-on-i-15/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/montana-man-killed-in-rollover-crash-on-i-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah police say fireworks mistaken for gunfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Bountiful are searching for the person responsible for setting off fireworks in a park restroom, which were mistaken for gunfire.Stock imageBOUNTIFUL &mdash; Police in Bountiful are searching for the person responsible for setting off fireworks in a park restroom, which were mistaken for gunfire.The Bountiful City Police Department said Monday that investigators are working to identify a suspect seen on surveillance video last week at a city park.According to police, someone lit large]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-police-say-fireworks-mistaken-for-gunfire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-police-say-fireworks-mistaken-for-gunfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah band volunteer parent charged with offering to pay student for nude pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis Mendez-Gamino, 23, of Lindon, was charged Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in 4th District Court with 14 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and six counts of criminal solicitation, a class A misdemeanor. Investigators say Mendez-Gamino, a volunteer parent who worked with a band at Pleasant Grove High School, offered to pay a student money in exchange for naked photos.Utah County JailPLEASANT GROVE &mdash; A volunteer parent who worked with a high school band was charged]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-band-volunteer-parent-charged-with-offering-to-pay-student-for-nude-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/utah-band-volunteer-parent-charged-with-offering-to-pay-student-for-nude-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man says his brother admitted slitting West High student's throat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaun FrenchSalt Lake County JailBaleigh Bagshaw, 15, was killed inside her house while on the phone with her mother on May 7, 2018. Shaun French, 24, is charged with aggravated murder in her death.FacebookSalt Lake City Police DepartmentSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Cody French asked his brother, "Did you do it?"His brother, Shaun Patrick French, replied "Yes," and "that he slit her throat," Cody French testified from the witness stand Monday.The testimony came during a preliminary hearing for Shaun F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-says-his-brother-admitted-slitting-west-high-students-throat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/man-says-his-brother-admitted-slitting-west-high-students-throat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs' mental health questioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has allegedly suffered a mental breakdown and isn't fit to give a deposition in a sex abuse case against him, according to a recent court filing.Tony Gutierrez, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has allegedly suffered a mental breakdown and isn't fit to give a deposition in a sex abuse case against him, according to a recent court filing.Forcing Jeffs to testify would be "futile," said lawyers representing a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/polygamist-leader-warren-jeffs-mental-health-questioned/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/polygamist-leader-warren-jeffs-mental-health-questioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pignanelli and Webb: Much is at stake in Tuesday's municipal primary elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Dabakis makes a point during a debate with other Salt Lake City mayoral candidates in Salt Lake City on Monday, July 15, 2019. The debate was broadcast live from KSL-TV studios.Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsAlthough only a fraction of Utahns live in Salt Lake City, many follow the fascinating politics of the capital city as if they were residents. Tuesday is primary election day for the state's municipalities. Here's a look at Salt Lake City, with a glance at other cities.Among a large fiel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-much-is-at-stake-in-tuesdays-municipal-primary-elections/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/pignanelli-and-webb-much-is-at-stake-in-tuesdays-municipal-primary-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For this former Utahn, directing the new 'Angry Birds' was a gig 20 years in the making]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thurop Van Orman, director of "The Angry Birds Movie 2," grew up in Cottonwood Heights.Michael Lewis PhotographyDirector Thurop Van Orman, from left, film producer John Cohen and actor Josh Gad at an event for "The Angry Birds Movie 2" in Cannes, France.John Phillips, Getty Images EuropeSilver (Rachel Bloom), from left, Bomb (Danny McBride), Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage), Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Leonard (Bill Hader) and Courtney (Awkwafina) in a scene from "The Angry Birds Movie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/for-this-former-utahn-directing-the-new-angry-birds-was-a-gig-20-years-in-the-making/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/utah/for-this-former-utahn-directing-the-new-angry-birds-was-a-gig-20-years-in-the-making/</guid></item></channel></rss>