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WHAT HAPPENED 25 YEARS AGO? On July 9, 1998, Taberon Honie was drunk and fighting over the phone with his girlfriend, Carol Pikyavit. Carol was staying at her mother's home in Cedar City with the daughter she shared with Honie. According to court documents, Honie threatened to kill everyone in the house if Carol didn't make time to see him...

The day was July 9, 1998. Taberone Honie of Cedar City busted through the glass door of his ex-girlfriend's mother's home. The ex-girlfriend's mother, Claudia Benn, was 49 years old, and was home with her three granddaughters. Honie attacked her, sexually assaulted her, and slashed her throat FOUR TIMES from ear to ear, and stabbed her repeatedly with a kitchen knife...

Utah State Prison has become ground zero for mosquitos who have tested positive for the West Nile Virus. Here's what you need to know to stay safe:

Utah State Prison will release at least 80 inmates early due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Department of Corrections said today it has asked the parole board to release those who are within 90 days of their scheduled release date and who have an approved address.  ...

Authorities at Utah State Prison have launched an investigation into the death of an inmate over the weekend. The Utah Department of Corrections has not identified the victim, but say he was found in his cell Saturday night in the prison's Oquirrh Facility...