Utah

A North Carolina man crawled four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo hike, inspired by a Hollywood movie about a man who cut off his own arm to save himself after being trapped by a boulder in the same canyon.

Police say an inmate at the Utah State Hospital may have killed another prisoner over his snoring. James Norman, 33, is currently on lockdown at the state hospital accused of strangling his roommate -- 28-year-old Omar Abas Sharif -- to death on the night of March 18. Police say Norman was upset over being kept awake by Sharif's snoring -- prompting the attack.

One Santa's sleigh must have been in the repair shop Friday when his hot air balloon was whisked away by the wind - with good 'ole Saint Nick inside.

Under a new Utah bill, a woman guilty of criminal homicide of her fetus could be punished by up to life in prison. The legislation was approved by lawmakers and is now awaiting the governor’s signature or veto.

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Three U.S. banks were shuttered on Friday night by state regulators, bringing the total number of bank failures this year to four, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said.