The first person to ask the state to pay for wrongful imprisonment under a new Utah law has won what his attorney called a "tremendous victory" in the Utah Court of Appeals.   Full Story

A 67-year-old woman fell to her death at the Salt Lake Senior Citizen High Rise near 1900 South and 200 East while apparently cleaning her balcony. The woman, whose name has not been released, fell from the 14th floor of the building just before 3 p.   Full Story

The agency that screens teachers' criminal histories and checks out concealed weapons applicants is warning that it could be forced to cut off all background checks next year unless lawmakers prop up its anemic budget.   Full Story

A 3rd District Court judge on Friday ordered a West Valley City mother who beat her 7-year-old boy with a sandal, belt and kitchen spatula earlier this year to leave the country and pay a fine in connection with the crime.   Full Story