Payson News

There is a new development in the case of a Payson man who was murdered last week.

The Utah County Sheriff's Office is remaining quiet about a Payson homicide investigation nearly two full days after the crime occurred.

Kay Sherman Mortensen was a long-time professor in mechanical engineering at BYU.

Retired BYU professor Kay Sherman Mortensen appears to have been murdered in his Payson home Monday night, only one week after returning from serving an LDS mission.

A home invasion in the Payson area ended with someone's throat being cut. Investigators were arriving at the scene, near 11600 S. Canyon Road, as of 8:15 p.m. and did not know the victim's condition, dispatchers said.

By many accounts, Kay Sherman Mortensen was an intelligent man who lived a rich life and had a strong sense of right and wrong.

Authorities in Utah County are keeping a tight lid on a crime scene at a home in Payson where a man was brutally murdered Monday.

Sheriff's deputies have launched a murder investigation that they say resulted from an armed robbery, home invasion near the mouth of Payson Canyon.

A 24-year-old former Payson High School assistant softball coach was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail and two years of probation for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl on the team.

A retired BYU professor was killed Monday evening in his home outside Payson, but authorities released little information Tuesday about what happened.

Shooting/Stabbing. PD o/s victim shot DOA w/3 addl victs tied up from home invasion by 3 BMAs.

Police are looking for two men in a homicide and home invasion near Payson. A man was found dead at a home near 11600 S. Canyon Road, said Utah County sheriff's Sgt.

A man was stabbed to death during a home invasion burglary in Payson Canyon Monday night, according to an all-points bulletin the Utah County Sheriff's department sent out.

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The Spectrum reports arrests for felony crimes and compound misdemeanors and warrants carrying a bail of at least $750. All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports.

When Michael Brooks approached Highland city officials about putting a wind turbine in his backyard, he was met with blank stares.

I'm building an electric car. I'm a regular guy. I have no experience as a mechanic, I don't have a lot of time and I don't have a lot of money.

A man police believe was the getaway driver in an alleged sweet-tooth burglary was arrested Wednesday at Spanish Fork High School's football stadium.

A Payson High School student walking to an early-morning seminary class Friday was struck by a small SUV.