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Utah soldier's remains arrived home 8 decades after WWII death in Philippines POW camp
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The remains of a Utah soldier who died in a Philippine prisoner of war camp during World War II arrived at Salt Lake City International Airport on Tuesday after being identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Ballard King Yeates, who passed away on...
Why is West Springs on the verge of shutting down?
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — West Springs Hospital, the only psychiatric hospital between Denver and Salt Lake City, is in danger of shutting down at the end of the month due to a financial crisis. We’re down to our last 30 days of operating cash. John Sheehan. In...
Utah World War II POW returned to family 81 years after his death
SALT LAKE CITY — Eighty-one years after his death, Utah World War II POW Ballard Yeates has returned to Utah. Yeates' remains arrived at Salt Lake City International Airport Tuesday afternoon, to about a dozen family members and a full military escort. "When I looked at the casket and...
Magna vandals strike again; police say multiple schools, churches, cars targeted
MAGNA — Vandals who caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage throughout a Magna neighborhood have returned, now allegedly hitting multiple schools, churches, and people's vehicles. The Unified Police Department is asking residents in Magna to stay alert as detectives work to link everything together in an effort...
Roy man, 70, sent to prison for killing his wife, living with body for days
OGDEN — A 70-year-old man who was convicted of shooting and killing his wife has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Dave Richard Meyer told police when he was arrested last year that he had been "watching his wife suffer for many years" from nerve damage in her back caused by a car accident, and his wife, Sue Roth, had been "asking him to kill her for a while now due to the amount of pain she has been in," according to documents from Utah's 2nd District Court.
SLC firefighters, animal services, rescue 3 troubled pooches
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Not quite the stereotypical cat-in-the-tree save, but the Salt Lake City Fire Department rescued a dog-on-the-roof among three canine calls. “Saving lives, one paw at a time,” the fire department proudly shared Tuesday online. “Recently, our Salt Lake City...
Gov. Cox addresses the trans bathroom bill, U of U campus protests, and more
Gov. Spencer Cox addressed the transgender bathroom bill, water levels, graduation protests, and more in his May press conference. The first question Gov. Cox addressed to the media was the implementation of House Bill 257, the transgender bathroom bill. “What the law says is, it's illegal for people of a...
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