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 toddler killed after falling from boat, getting struck by propeller

Authorities said the child was riding a boat with his family when he fell from the vessel. He then was struck by the propeller at the rear of the boat.

Man on trip to spread father’s ashes dies of heat stroke in Utah’s Arches National Park

A 66-year-old man whose body was found in Utah’s Arches National Park is believed to have died of heat stroke while on a journey to spread his father’s ashes, according to family.

Utah district bans Bible in elementary, middle school 'due to vulgarity or violence'

The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.

Senior man found dead on Utah national park trail

Arches National Park rangers say it happened on the Primitive Loop section of Devils Garden Trail.

Heather Armstrong, mommy blogger known as Dooce, dies at 47

Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home.

Utah woman who wrote children's book about grief charged with husband's murder

A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about dealing with grief after her husband died last year was charged with his murder by prosecutors who say the man died from a fentanyl overdose.

Police: Utah toddler run over, killed by landscaping equipment

A 2-year-old girl wandered into the backyard and stepped behind a piece of equipment her father was operating, police said.

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.

Watch: Utah DOT uses dish soap to slide 5.3-million-pound bridge into place

While it's not known exactly why dish soap was the chosen lubricant as opposed to others, the UDOT said it was environmentally friendly, effective and cheap, and all of those factors sound like great reasons to use it.

Romney gets 1st likely challenger in ’24 Utah Senate primary

A potential challenger to Republican first-term Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah took a major step Thursday toward jumping into next year’s race, expected to be one of the GOP’s hardest-fought primary contests in 2024.