MarketplaceSub-sections: Estimated read time: 2-3 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY — The man who pointed a bow and arrow at Salt Lake City protesters in what prosecutors contended was a racially motivated display of aggression will spend a year in jail.Third District Judge Paul Parker sentenced Brandon Earl McCormick on Monday to three...…MarketplaceSub-sections: Estimated read time: 2-3 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY — The man who pointed a bow and arrow at Salt Lake City protesters in what prosecutors contended was a racially motivated display of aggression will spend a year in jail.Third District Judge Paul Parker sentenced Brandon Earl McCormick on Monday to three...WW…

Loading...MarketplaceNewSub-sections:Spenser Heaps, KSL, FileSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case alleging male leaders of a Jehovah's Witnesses congregation in Roy forced a 15-year-old girl to listen to a recording of a man raping her in 2008.Lower courts found the church is not liable for the incident under protections of the First Amendment.The state's high court has not yet made any ruling, but one justice made his views on the alleged conduct clear."The allegation here is a mental and emotional equivalent of waterboarding," Justice Deno Himonas said....…Loading...MarketplaceNewSub-sections:Spenser Heaps, KSL, FileSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case alleging male leaders of a Jehovah's Witnesses congregation in Roy forced a 15-year-old girl to listen to a recording of a man raping her in 2008.Lower courts found the church is not liable for the incident under protections of the First Amendment.The state's high court has not yet made any ruling, but one justice made his views on the alleged conduct clear."The allegation here is a mental and emotional equivalent of waterboarding," Justice Deno Himonas said....WW…

MarketplaceSub-sections: Estimated read time: 4-5 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY — Utah municipal Judge Michael Kwan, who made national headlines for his criticism of President Donald Trump and advocated for the rights of Asian Americans, has died. He was 58.The longtime Taylorsville Justice Court judge died at home either late Monday...…MarketplaceSub-sections: Estimated read time: 4-5 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY — Utah municipal Judge Michael Kwan, who made national headlines for his criticism of President Donald Trump and advocated for the rights of Asian Americans, has died. He was 58.The longtime Taylorsville Justice Court judge died at home either late Monday...WW…

SHARESALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake police officer whose patrol car caught fire following a crash early Saturday suffered only minor injuries, thanks to the quick thinking of two brave bystanders who pulled the unconscious officer from his vehicle. When they heard the collision just before 4 a.m., a security guard and clerk working at the downtown Motel 6 spotted a fire under the patrol car at 600 South and 200 West.A large commercial-sized vehicle had hit the officer’s car at the intersection after possibly running a red light, said Salt Lake Police Lt. Bill Manzanares. The collision...…SHARESALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake police officer whose patrol car caught fire following a crash early Saturday suffered only minor injuries, thanks to the quick thinking of two brave bystanders who pulled the unconscious officer from his vehicle. When they heard the collision just before 4 a.m., a security guard and clerk working at the downtown Motel 6 spotted a fire under the patrol car at 600 South and 200 West.A large commercial-sized vehicle had hit the officer’s car at the intersection after possibly running a red light, said Salt Lake Police Lt. Bill Manzanares. The collision...WW…

SHAREPROVO — A second Utah man accused of attacking a Black Latter-day Saint missionary has pleaded no contest to a hate crime charge, part of a plea deal prosecutors offered him in part because jury trials are on pause in the pandemic. Sebastian West, 19, entered the plea Tuesday in Provo’s 4th District Court to aggravated assault, a third-degree felony. As part of the deal, he also admitted to a more severe assault charge in an unrelated case. A no contest plea means a defendant isn’t fighting the charge but isn’t admitting guilt, either. When West is sentenced Nov. 17, he’ll face the...…SHAREPROVO — A second Utah man accused of attacking a Black Latter-day Saint missionary has pleaded no contest to a hate crime charge, part of a plea deal prosecutors offered him in part because jury trials are on pause in the pandemic. Sebastian West, 19, entered the plea Tuesday in Provo’s 4th District Court to aggravated assault, a third-degree felony. As part of the deal, he also admitted to a more severe assault charge in an unrelated case. A no contest plea means a defendant isn’t fighting the charge but isn’t admitting guilt, either. When West is sentenced Nov. 17, he’ll face the...WW…

SHARESALT LAKE CITY — Tony and Katherine Butterfield adored each other and doted on their three little children, working long hours at their landscaping business to save for the kids’ future. But an acquaintance deprived the young family of a life together, after first robbing them and later returning to their West Jordan home. “They will never get to see their youngest daughter’s first birthday,” Katherine Butterfield’s sister, Emily Hurst, said in court Thursday. “Tony and Katherine will never be able to watch their children go on to graduate kindergarten or high school or...…SHARESALT LAKE CITY — Tony and Katherine Butterfield adored each other and doted on their three little children, working long hours at their landscaping business to save for the kids’ future. But an acquaintance deprived the young family of a life together, after first robbing them and later returning to their West Jordan home. “They will never get to see their youngest daughter’s first birthday,” Katherine Butterfield’s sister, Emily Hurst, said in court Thursday. “Tony and Katherine will never be able to watch their children go on to graduate kindergarten or high school or...WW…

SHARESALT LAKE CITY — Utah claimed the nation’s smallest wealth gap again last year and a median household income among the highest in the West, show new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2019 figures released late Wednesday don’t capture the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic as about 54,000 in the state file ongoing jobless claims and still others are back at work only part time. But they are a baseline for measuring fallout from COVID-19. “This is like a glimpse into the world that we left behind,” said Pamela Perlich, director of demographic research at the University of...…SHARESALT LAKE CITY — Utah claimed the nation’s smallest wealth gap again last year and a median household income among the highest in the West, show new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2019 figures released late Wednesday don’t capture the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic as about 54,000 in the state file ongoing jobless claims and still others are back at work only part time. But they are a baseline for measuring fallout from COVID-19. “This is like a glimpse into the world that we left behind,” said Pamela Perlich, director of demographic research at the University of...WW…

SHAREREXBURG, Idaho — Remains uncovered at Chad Daybell’s rural home in Idaho Tuesday are those of his wife’s children last seen in September, Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and his sister, Tylee Ryan, 17, their families confirmed. “We are filled with unfathomable sadness that these two bright stars were stolen from us, and only hope that they died without pain or suffering,” the families said in a joint statement Wednesday. JJ’s grandparents Larry and Kay Woodcock, Tylee’s brother Colby Ryan, and his wife, Kelsee Ryan, asked for privacy while they process word of the children’s deaths. As they...…SHAREREXBURG, Idaho — Remains uncovered at Chad Daybell’s rural home in Idaho Tuesday are those of his wife’s children last seen in September, Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and his sister, Tylee Ryan, 17, their families confirmed. “We are filled with unfathomable sadness that these two bright stars were stolen from us, and only hope that they died without pain or suffering,” the families said in a joint statement Wednesday. JJ’s grandparents Larry and Kay Woodcock, Tylee’s brother Colby Ryan, and his wife, Kelsee Ryan, asked for privacy while they process word of the children’s deaths. As they...WW…

SHAREPROVO — One of three men charged in an alleged hate-crime attack on a black Latter-day Saint missionary in Payson earlier this year was released from jail in error. Fourth District Judge James Brady denied bail for Sebastian Francis West, 19, in March. But the Utah County Jail did not receive that information, so West was allowed to post $2,500 bail the following day, a prosecutor said in an audio recording of a hearing in the case earlier this month. Brady issued a $25,000 warrant for West’s arrest after he failed to appear for hearings on May 5 and May 12, court records show. “I am...…SHAREPROVO — One of three men charged in an alleged hate-crime attack on a black Latter-day Saint missionary in Payson earlier this year was released from jail in error. Fourth District Judge James Brady denied bail for Sebastian Francis West, 19, in March. But the Utah County Jail did not receive that information, so West was allowed to post $2,500 bail the following day, a prosecutor said in an audio recording of a hearing in the case earlier this month. Brady issued a $25,000 warrant for West’s arrest after he failed to appear for hearings on May 5 and May 12, court records show. “I am...WW…