Utah School District Gives Parents The Option To Identify Their Children As Transgender Or Non-Binary

Utah School District Gives Parents The Option To Identify Their Children As Transgender Or Non-Binary Reagan Reese on July 19, 2022 Parents in a Utah school district are being given the option…

Waipahu Man Arrested for Threats to Injure Others and Bomb Buildings in Utah

HONOLULU – Bryan Melvin Brandenburg, 63, of Waipahu, made his initial appearance today in United States District Court in Honolulu on charges filed in a criminal complaint that he transmitted threats to…

U.S. Attorney Trina A. Higgins Recognizes Police Week in the District of Utah

SALT LAKE CITY— In honor of National Police Week, United States Attorney Trina A. Higgins recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. This year, the week…

Hometap Expands Home Equity Investment to Homeowners in Utah

With Mortgage Interest Rates Spiking, Beehive State Homeowners Gain Access to Non-Debt Alternative to Tap into Historic Level of Home Equity BOSTON, May 9, 2022 — Hometap, which provides a smart, new…

Trina A. Higgins Sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of Utah

SALT LAKE CITY- On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Trina A. Higgins was sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of Utah by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert J. Shelby.…

Utah Doctor Pleads Guilty, Banned from Denali for Five Years and to Pay $10,000 Penalty

FAIRBANKS – A Utah doctor was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott A. Oravec to a five-year ban from climbing Denali and will pay $10,000 after pleading guilty to violating a lawful…

Utah man who operated fraudulent veteran charities sentenced to federal prison

ATLANTA – Travis Peterson has been sentenced for mail fraud while operating a fraudulent charity scheme. For nearly six years, he used millions of robocalls to urge people—often targeting senior citizens—to donate…

Utah and Florida Seizure Safe Schools Bills Signed into Law

Epilepsy Foundation’s Seizure Safe Schools Legislation Efforts Now Passed in 14 States BOWIE, Md., March 28, 2022 — Epilepsy Foundation announced today that Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill 241 into…

One Individual Charged as Law Enforcement Targets Fentanyl Shipped from Las Vegas to Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – Colin Andrew Shapard, 21, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been charged in federal court by the United States Attorney’s Office in Utah with six counts related to the…

Dangerous Sex Offender Who Escaped From Kansas Mental Hospital Arrested in Utah,Thanks to Tips From the Public

Wichita, KS – John Freeman Colt, 42, a dangerous sex offender who escaped June 30 from a state mental hospital in Kansas was arrested in Wayne County, Utah, Monday night. U.S. Marshals…

U.S. Marshals Capture Indiana Absconder Living in Utah

Indianapolis, IN – A man the FBI charged with money laundering and wire fraud here in 2012, but who absconded before pleading guilty in 2013, was arrested today by the U.S. Marshals…

Seventeen Charged With Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering in St. George, Utah

ST. GEORGE, UTAH – A recently unsealed 24 count indictment issued by a grand jury in the District of Utah charges 17 individuals for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to distribute…

Utah Attorney Sentenced for Bankrupty Fraud Scheme

SALT LAKE CITY – Attorney Eric Singleton, 56, of Salt Lake City, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison by a judge in the District of Utah for…

Utah Man Charged with Murder-for-Hire Scheme

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Christopher Pence, age 41, of Cedar City, Utah, was indicted last week for using the Internet to solicit and pay for the murders of two individuals in Rensselaer…

Utah Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud

A Utah man was sentenced to 51 months in prison today for tax evasion and corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the IRS. According to evidence presented at trial and court documents, in March…

‘Devastating’: Biden Ignores Lawmakers’ Pleas, Orders Massive Expansion Of Utah Monuments

President Joe Biden will order the Department of the Interior Friday to vastly expand two Utah monuments which the Trump administration reduced in size. The president will restore protections for both the…

Did Utah police officers fumble an opportunity to save Gabby Petito’s life?

MOAB CITY, UT – The Moab City Police Department is coming under fire today after a transcript from the 9-1-1 call that reported Brian Laundrie assaulting Gabby Petito was released. The call…

Man sentenced for distribution of “bath salts” across Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possessing the Schedule 1 narcotic Alpha Pyrrolidinohexanophenone, commonly known as “Alpha PHP,” with the intent…

Justice Department Files Suit to Stop Utah Physician from Issuing Opioid and Other Prescriptions in Violation of the Controlled Substances Act

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-suit-stop-utah-physician-issuing-opioid-and-other-prescriptions Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. Making sure that victims of federal crimes are treated with compassion, fairness and respect. …

Alligator attacks Utah petting zoo employee as child party looks on

WEST VALLEY, UT – A worker at a West Valley City petting zoo was bitten and attacked by an alligator while a child’s birthday party group watched on Saturday. Lindsay Bull was rushed…

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