SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A rural Utah county commissioner who became a cause celebre in the movement challenging federal management of Western public lands when he led an ATV protest ride is running for the state legislature. Phil Lyman, a San Juan County commissioner, said Tuesday he’ll run for […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Commissioner went missing from meetings and public appearances after the release of an investigative report by his fellow commissioners into a sexual harassment complaint against him by a female county employee. The Daily Herald reports the investigative report did not confirm the allegations […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top elections officer says he won’t allow the state Republican Party to enforce new party rules attempting to kick out candidates in two congressional districts who attempt to gather voter signatures to become the party’s nominee. Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox told KUER-FM that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly one-fifth of state lawmakers are not running for re-election this year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the retiring lawmakers include some big names like Speaker Greg Hughes, tax-guru Republican Sen. Howard Stephenson and Republican Rep. Mike Noel, known for his clashes with environmentalists. Democratic […]
PLEASANT VIEW, Utah (AP) — A ninth-grade science teacher’s assignment to learn more about her students has gone viral. KSL-TV reported Monday that Alpine School District teacher Skipper Coates passed out a card to each of her students, asking what their parents don’t know about social media. Coates says the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon church leader who spoke at an annual anti-pornography conference says while “porn kills love”, love can also kill porn. Speakers at the annual conference by the Utah Coalition Against Pornography in Salt Lake City on Saturday encouraged attendees to take action in their […]
PRESTON, Idaho (AP) — A junior high biology teacher in the small eastern Idaho town of Preston is under investigation by school and law enforcement officials after what school district officials called a “regrettable circumstance” involving biological specimens. Superintendent Marc Gee told the Idaho Statesman that the incident occurred after […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Republican party is testing out a new app that will make it possible for Utah County GOP members who can’t make it to the party’s caucus to vote remotely. The Daily Herald reports Utah County Republican Party Chairman Rob Craig says the app, called Voatz, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dramatic newly released video shows a U.S. Marshal firing four times at close range at a defendant inside a Utah federal courthouse who rushed the witness stand, jumped and swung with a pen at a shackled witness who jumped out of the way. The 24-second […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Provo electric utility company says balloons flew into a power line causing a power outage that left 77 customers without electricity. KUTV-TV reports Provo City Power officials said Sunday that mylar balloons made of metallic material flew into a power line causing three fuses to […]
