Author: Brady Mccombs
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Death of bullied Utah girl draws anger over suicides, racism
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DRAPER, Utah • When her 10-year-old daughter tried spraying air freshener on herself before school one morning, Brittany Tichenor-Cox suspected something was wrong with the sweet little girl whose beaming smile had gone dormant after she started the fifth grade. She coaxed out of Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor that a boy in her class told her…
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Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed virus nerves
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SALT LAKE CITY • A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City temporarily shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people already on edge from the coronavirus pandemic. There were no reports of injuries. The 5.7-magnitude quake just after 7 a.m. damaged the spire and…
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Feds: Moving BLM headquarters to Colorado will save money, improve decisions
The Trump administration says that it can save taxpayers millions of dollars, make better decisions and trim a “top heavy” office in Washington by moving the headquarters of the nation’s biggest land agency to Colorado and dispersing scores of jobs across 11 western states. Interior Department officials said they hope to open the new Bureau…
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Killer of Utah student Lauren McCluskey called himself womanizing manipulator
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SALT LAKE CITY — A sex offender who killed a University of Utah student he briefly dated once said at a parole hearing that he was a womanizer who manipulated women to get what he wanted. Melvin Rowland said he was attracted to teenage girls and vulnerable women, and sought to manipulate those he met…
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Woman sues Mormon church alleging rape by leader
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman who says a former Mormon missionary leader raped her in the 1980s and that the church failed to take her allegations seriously has filed a lawsuit, saying Thursday she wants the church to change the way it handles sexual abuse reports. McKenna Denson, 55, said she opted to take…
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Salt Lake City is 1st in US to seek 2030 Winter Olympic bid
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City has become the first U.S. city to announce it will pursue a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. An exploratory committee that studied the issue and state leaders announced the decision Wednesday after spending nearly four months ensuring Utah could host the Winter Games again without losing money.…
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Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90
SALT LAKE CITY — Thomas S. Monson, considered a prophet by nearly 16 million Mormons worldwide, has died at the age of 90 after a nearly a decade as church president. He expanded the church’s reach and its transparency and was known for promoting humanitarian causes despite leading a divisive fight against gay marriage. Monson…
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Death penalty in play for suspect in Utah shooting
SALT LAKE CITY — Prosecutors say the death penalty is a possibility for an ex-convict accused of gunning down a University of Utah student with a weapon stolen from a slain Colorado man. But Salt Lake County prosecutor Matthew Janzen said Tuesday following suspect Austin Boutain’s first court appearance that the decision about whether to…
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Polygamous sect slowly losing control over remote Utah town
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HILDALE, Utah — In a place where political contests are virtually unknown, the campaign signs offer the latest hint that a polygamous group is losing its grip on this remote red rock community straddling the Utah-Arizona border. “For Hildale mayor vote Donia,” reads one sign featuring Donia Jessop, a candidate pictured with a contemporary hairstyle…
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Texas couple survives being stranded 6 days in rural Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — A Texas couple who set out for a day trip to Lake Powell while on vacation in southern Utah ended up narrowly surviving six harrowing days stranded on a rocky, desolate dirt road that was impassable in their rental car, authorities said Friday. Helena Byler, 78, was found lying on the…