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A 74-year-old man accused of sexually abusing children was set to appear for a preliminary hearing during his 1st District Court appearance on Wednesday. Roberto Gustavo Ponce faces 10 counts of first-degree aggravated sexual abuse of a child for incidents alleged to have happened around Jan. 1. During his appearance in court via video call from the Cache County Jail, Ponce’s defense counsel asked the court for a preliminary hearing to determine probable cause for the charges leveled again...

Utah middle school teacher arrested, accused of assaulting students Pat Reavy © Kristin Murphy, Deseret News A science teacher at a Cache County middle school was arrested Thursday and accused of assaulting students. A Cache County middle school teacher has been arrested and accused of assaulting several students. Scott D. Meeker, 51, of Wellsville, was booked into the Cache County Jail on Thursday for investigation of child abuse, aggravated assault and three counts of assa...

KSL TV 5PM: Utah middle school teacher arrested, accused of assaulting students KSL TV PROVIDENCE, Cache County — A Cache County middle school teacher was arrested Thursday for allegedly assaulting five students at his school, including one that he punched twice in the back of the head, according to police. Scott D. Meeker, 51, of Wellsville, was booked into the Cache County Jail on Thursday for investigation of child abuse, aggravated assault and three counts of assault. Meeker is a seventh ...

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation that designates his state as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State," reaffirming the state's ...

“Unconstitutional gun control in any measure will not happen in Cache County on my watch,” Jensen wrote.   The statement came off the heels of a press conference on Thursday where the presidential administration addressed the prioritization of gun violence and potential gun control measures.  

By Jackson Wilde & The Herald Journal • 6 hours ago A man once charged in 1st District Court with the alleged burglary of a Smithfield auto body shop had his case dismissed on Monday. Ryan Paul Dean, 39, had been charged with third-degree theft and third-degree burglary for an incident alleged to have happened on Dec. 27 and was set to appear for a preliminary hearing on Monday.   During Dean’s appearance, however, Cache County prosecutor Jacob Gordon told the court the all...

SALT LAKE CITY — Expect it to get windy in northern Utah Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for areas along the Northern Wasatch Front north through the Cache Valley, including communities like Bountiful, Ogden, Brigham City, Logan, Smithfield and Snowville. It goes into effect midnight Tuesday and remains in effect through noon. The advisory states that 20 mph to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in some areas. The agency wrote that the strongest gusts are expe...

Utah County Sheriff Vows to Not Enforce ‘Unconstitutional Gun Control’ Deputies of Cache County, Utah, are not going to enforce any federal policy that may infringe on residents’ Second Amendment rights, the County Sheriff’s office said, in response to new gun control measures introduced by President Joe Biden. Shortly after Biden revealed the planned executive actions on guns, County Sheriff D. Chad Jensen took to the official Facebook page of his department to assure people that “un...

Deseret News Share this story Steve Griffin, Deseret News Even though Utah’s statewide mask mandate ends Saturday, an Intermountain Healthcare infectious diseases doctor said face coverings along with vaccinations against COVID-19 remain key to staying safe from the deadly virus. But Dr. Kristin Dascomb stopped short of saying the mask mandate should continue during a virtual news conference Friday. Intermountain Healthcare is one of many entities that will still require masks, a list that in...

Government mask mandates work, doctor says as Utah’s statewide requirement set to end Lisa Riley Roche © Steve Griffin, Deseret News Pedestrians wearing masks cross South Temple as they walk along Main Street in front of a historical mural of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, April 9, 2021. Even though Utah’s statewide mask mandate ends Saturday, an Intermountain Healthcare infectious diseases doctor said face coverings along with vaccinations against CO...