Courts

Tamara Ragsdale has spent months telling people that it was her brother's psychiatric medications that caused him to kill his wife, but now she says someone is threatening her life because of it.

An American Fork man was sentenced to 20 years to life at the Utah State Prison on Tuesday for the child abuse death of his toddler son, but the judge left open the possibility of parole.

Sentencing for former Eagle Mountain mayoral candidate Richard Culbertson and his wife, Kathleen, was postponed Thursday to give attorneys an opportunity to sort through issues relating to how much restitution the couple owes.

An Orem man will face trial on charges that he threatened a state legislator and Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert.

Tamara Ragsdale may have power of attorney for her brother, David Ragsdale, but attorneys in the civil suit against him say that doesn't give her the right to represent him in court.

The trial of an Eagle Mountain man charged with holding his wife and children at gunpoint before engaging police in a prolonged standoff will be postponed while his new defense attorney familiarizes herself with the case.

In response to a lawsuit from a woman whose son needed rabies shots after catching a live bat at Lehi High School, the Alpine School District is faulting the student, saying he should have known better than to touch the animal.

A Pleasant Grove woman pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that she failed to get medical attention for her overdosing daughter, but if the case goes to trial she will face a reduced charge.

A former Sanpete County sheriff's deputy who was accused of stealing drugs from an evidence room pleaded guilty on Wednesday to possession of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.

The framework of a plea deal is in place for former Genola town clerk Traci Wright, but the prosecutor is looking for some input before a formal offer is made, according to defense attorney Michael Petro.

A judge dismissed a lawsuit by a Provo man who claimed his boss waterboarded him as part of a motivational exercise, but his attorney said he plans to re-file the case.

Sandy man pleads guilty

Grace Leong

One more individual has pleaded guilty to federal charges of running a mortgage fraud scheme that artificially inflated the value of several high-end homes in the affluent Riverbottoms neighborhood in Provo.