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Charges: Contract skimming scheme nets Ogden man $173,000

OGDEN — A 45-year-old Ogden man has been charged with stealing more than $173,000 in an alleged contract billing scheme. The Weber County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged Anthony Mark Pino with one count of theft and eight counts of communications fraud, all second-degree felonies, ...

Self-defense claimed in Tremonton shootings

BRIGHAM CITY — A Tremonton man is arguing that he acted in self-defense when he shot and critically injured two men suspected of stealing his electric bicycle. An attorney for Richard Matthew Barlow, 24, filed a motion in 1st District Court last week contending that the two men rushed ...

Murder suspect’s mental competency again under review

BRIGHAM CITY — The case of a man accused in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend is on hold again due to renewed concerns about his mental competency to stand trial. Jose Gutierrez-Torres, 43, has been in custody since the March 3, 2019, death of Maria De Jesus Cervantes. He was declared ...

Release risks disputed for mentally ill man who killed mother

FARMINGTON — A prosecutor has objected to additional proposed terms for the conditional release from the Utah State Hospital of a man who fatally shot and slashed his mother 16 years ago. Jeremy Hauck, 34, should remain in custody at the Provo institution “because his threat of ...

Utah youth in court to argue climate suit; state asks for dismissal

SALT LAKE CITY — On Friday, a handful of Utah teens and pre-teens took on their state in the court of law. In Natalie R. v. State of Utah, youth plaintiffs are suing the state by arguing that promotion of fossil fuels contributes to worsening air quality and violates their constitutional ...