Dog ‘wins’ high school relay race after interrupting track meet, outrunning athletes

Gracie Laney thought the eruption of cheers was for her as she was about to win a high school relay race, but it may have been for her competitor: a dog on the loose.

Ex-Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen gets more prison time in adoption scheme

Paul Petersen, Maricopa County’s assessor for six years, illegally paid women from the Marshall Islands to give up their babies in at least 70 adoption cases in Arizona, Arkansas and Utah.

Dads required to pay half of woman's pregnancy costs under new law in Utah

The bill’s sponsor presented the measure as an effort to decrease the burden of pregnancy on women and increase responsibility for men who have children.

2 members of Salt Lake City's 'Real Housewives' arrested for alleged 10-year-long telemarketing scheme

Two members of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” reality television show have appeared in court after being arrested on federal fraud charges related to a telemarketing scheme.

Alleged victim of ‘troubled teen' program in Utah files lawsuit following Paris Hilton’s campaign

A teenager filed a sexual assault lawsuit Wednesday against Turn-About Ranch following a recent campaign by Paris Hilton to expose the abuse of children at residential programs in Utah where "troubled teens" are sent.

Seattle-bound Delta flight diverted to Salt Lake City

A Seattle-bound Delta flight was diverted to Salt Lake City Monday afternoon because of a mechanical issue.

Utah school reverses course after 'reluctantly' letting parents opt-out of Black History Month curriculum

The charter school in Utah sent home an opt-out form after school officials said they received requests from parents that kids not participate in Black History Month curriculum and activities.

Utah and Arizona lawmakers push mental health days for kids amid pandemic

Legislation proposed in Utah and Arizona would add mental or behavioral health to the list of reasons students can be absent from class, similar to staying out with a physical illness.

Ex-Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen to head to prison for illegal adoption scheme

Paul Petersen, the former Maricopa County Assessor who pleaded guilty in connection with a human trafficking adoption scheme, must report to prison to serve out the first of his three prison sentences.

US triples daily numbers allowed at Southwest hike The Wave

Fueled by a rise in selfies and pictures shared on social media, requests to hike The Wave near the Utah-Arizona border more than doubled over the last seven years.

Visitors report mysterious Utah monolith's disappearance

A mysterious monolith found in a remote area of Utah went missing just a few days after its discovery. The Bureau of Land Management said a person or group reportedly removed it.

Ex-Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen sentenced to 74 months in prison for adoption scheme

An ex-Maricopa County Assessor who resigned following his arrest in connection with an illegal adoption scheme involving women from a Pacific island will spend just over six years behind bars for the crime.

Instagram user says he witnessed group dismantle mysterious silver monolith in Utah

Authorities in Utah said they wouldn’t be opening a major investigation into the mysterious monolith’s disappearance — but the mystery of where it went may have been solved.

Man who died in 400-foot fall at Utah lake was from Arizona

Kane County Sheriff’s officials said the victim was 49-year-old Cory James Christensen and his last known address was in Flagstaff.

Arizona-Utah canceled, Pac-12 down to 4 games to open season

Wildcat fans will have to wait a little longer for the start of the football season as UArizona's season opener against Utah has been cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak.