Author: Kevin Thompson

Riverton, Utah – A mother from Riverton, Utah, has been arrested and charged with aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor after authorities discovered that she allegedly sold explicit images of her children to her boyfriend. The arrest follows a separate incident in which her boyfriend, Justan Grover, was taken into custody over the weekend for allegedly filming an underage girl at a local gym. The investigation began on Sunday when Grover was arrested for suspicion of filming a minor inappropriately at the gym. During the investigation, police obtained a search warrant to examine Grover’s phone for additional evidence. Upon searching…

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — A new legislative proposal, Senate Bill 333, was unveiled this week in the Utah State Legislature, creating a pathway for funding public infrastructure projects around “major sporting event venues.” The bill, sponsored by Senator Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, introduces a tax increment financing mechanism designed to capture property tax and sales tax revenues to fund infrastructure improvements for new or renovated facilities tied to major sporting events. While the bill’s language is broad, it is widely seen as a precursor to preparations for the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The bill’s provisions would enable…