Utah eyes NHL team after Jazz owner puts in request to initiate expansion

An NHL team could be heading to Utah after the Smith Entertainment Group, the owners of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, put in a request for an expansion process to the league.

Man found dead at Salt Lake City International Airport after climbing into plane engine

A 30-year-old man died at Salt Lake City International Airport after he accessed the airport’s deicing pad and crawled into an aircraft engine, authorities said Tuesday.

Teenage foreign exchange student 'forcefully' abducted in Utah: police

Utah police began searching for the 17-year-old foreign exchange student from China when his parents contacted the local high school.

Utah mommy blogger Ruby Franke pleads guilty to 4 counts of aggravated child abuse

Ruby Franke stood shackled in gray and white jail clothing as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before pleading guilty to each of her first three charges. On the fourth, she fought back some emotion.

See it: Utah town cracks down on pole-dancing skeleton display

Halloween decorations at a home in Utah have the community split. Some are calling it inappropriate, while others are donating their own decorations to the cause.

Suspicious skull found in luggage prompts security scare at Utah airport

In a pre-Halloween surprise at Salt Lake City International Airport, TSA officials were spooked when a passenger's checked luggage revealed a skull, prompting a two-hour suspension of baggage screening.

Utah mommy blogger accused of child abuse hospitalized after 'life threatening' issue in jail: court docs

A Utah parenting and lifestyle blogger recently accused of child abuse suffered a "life-threatening medical injury" in jail, according to court documents. Jodi Hildebrandt and her business partner Ruby Franke, who ran a joint parenting YouTube page called ConneXions Classroom, were charged with six counts of child abuse each after Utah police located two of Franke's six children, who were malnourished and emaciated, at Hildebrandt's home on Aug. 30.

Park rangers: 70-year-old man fends off cougar attack with rock

The unidentified man told authorities that he was hiking through some trees when a cougar jumped out and knocked him to the ground.

Snowmobiler dies after getting buried in avalanche in Utah

The Utah County's Sheriff's Office said they found the body of a 38-year-old man in an avalanche in Pole Canyon near Cedar Fort Monday night.

Man suing Gwyneth Paltrow calls Utah ski collision 'serious smack'

Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, took the stand on Monday, saying he was rammed into from behind and sent “absolutely flying."

Gwyneth Paltrow insists Utah ski collision wasn't her fault

The trial in Utah has touched on themes ranging from skier’s etiquette to the power — and burden — of celebrity.

Gwyneth Paltrow's Utah ski accident trial brings doctors to stand

Doctors testified on the second day of trial in Utah, where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into a skier at Deer Valley Resort, leaving him concussed and with four broken ribs.

Hiker collapses, dies at Arches National Park

Park rangers said the victim was a 71-year-old man from Massachusetts who was with his wife and son.

Engine failure forces plane to land on Utah highway

The pilot and the passenger told authorities they were heading from Phoenix to Ogden but realized they wouldn't be able to make it to the airport.

Teen dies after falling 30 feet on Moab Rim Trail

Zoe McKinney was hiking with a group of friends in the Kane Creek Canyon area when she slipped and fell off of a sheer cliff face.