Author: Kevin Thompson

SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah — A 30-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday after allegedly leaving an infant unattended in a vehicle for nearly two hours while temperatures inside the car soared to 100 degrees. South Salt Lake police responded to the CSL Plasma Center at 2978 S. State St. just before 5:30 p.m. on June 4 following reports of a crying infant inside a parked car. Security camera footage showed the suspect, identified as Leinara Ivanelle Tioa, arriving at the center at approximately 3:43 p.m. She briefly checked on the child before leaving, then returned around 5:23 p.m. to look through…

INDIANOLA, Utah — A 68-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon in a head-on collision on US Highway 89 near mile marker 293 in Sanpete County, approximately six miles south of Birdseye. According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, the driver of a southbound Chevrolet Tahoe is suspected to have suffered a medical emergency while driving. The vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a northbound semi-truck. The driver of the Tahoe was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi-truck driver, a 62-year-old man, sustained minor injuries. The crash caused the closure of US Highway 89 in both…