Utah

OGDEN - Accused police killer Matthew David Stewart hanged himself with a bedsheet in his Weber County Jail cell early Friday, County Attorney Dee Smith said today.

Jailers checked on Stewart one hour earlier, Smith said. He termed the watch on Stewart as "vigilant."

"Suicides in correctional facilities are a microcosm of our society," Sheriff Terry Thompson said.

Smith and Thompson took no questions after announcing Stewart's death.

Earlier today, defense attorney Bernie Allen said Stewart's family told him the death was by hanging.

ST. GEORGE -- A Provo couple on a family recreational vehicle trip was killed when their motorhome crashed into several St. George townhomes, authorities said.

PROVO -- Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is asking his constituents to help blow the whistle on the Internal Revenue Service.

 SALT LAKE CITY -- The LDS Church said Thursday it will continue its long-time association with the Boy Scouts of America, even after the organization voted to lifts its ban on openly gay youth.

OGDEN — Ogden High School senior Annissia Valdez on Wednesday participated in her commencement ceremony.

LAYTON — Smoke damage from a small fire Thursday destroyed a trailer home, killing a cat inside.

CORINNE — A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Box Elder County, the sheriff’s office and two individuals relating to an officer-involved fatal shooting last October that was deemed justified.