SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Utah defends its strict new abortion ban against a court challenge, the chief prosecutor overseeing the county with the state’s only two clinics has said he won’t enforce the measure. Democratic Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill’s decision marks the latest example of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have agreed to spend $56 million to buy and renovate American Express office buildings to use as a new state office complex that could house up to 1,500 employees. The Legislature’s Executive Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to fund the purchase of the […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the midair collision of two sightseeing floatplanes in Alaska that killed six people and injured 10 (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Federal accident investigators say responders have begun to recover the wreckage of two flightseeing planes carrying cruise ship passengers that were involved […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police say one man is dead after what is reported as an attempted home invasion led to gunfire and then a car crash. Police say the man killed was in the car that crashed Tuesday night after the suspects left the scene […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Two northern Utah mountain highways popular with outdoor recreation enthusiasts will remain closed past Memorial Day because of heavy snowpack and a state Department of Transportation spokesman says it’s not clear when they’ll be opened. The Standard-Examiner reports that State Routes 39 and 65 generally are open by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is the 45th state to join a lawsuit alleging large pharmaceutical companies conspired to raise prices on generic medications by as much as 1,000%. Attorney General Sean D. Reyes announced Monday the state would be joining the lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University promised Tuesday to be more transparent in how it enforces its honor code, though some who protested their treatment at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-owned institution at Provo, Utah wonder if the changes go far enough. The announcement doesn’t […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a new federal judge in Eastern Texas, despite comments he made disparaging former President Barack Obama. Lawyer Michael Truncale was confirmed, 49-46, on Tuesday. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote against President Donald Trump’s nominee. Romney said in a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury in Las Vegas has found a former Internal Revenue Service employee guilty of evading taxes for more than 20 years and obstructing tax agents who tried to collect. Prosecutors said Tuesday that 71-year-old Craig P. Orrock, of Sandy, Utah, could face up to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s lieutenant governor said Tuesday he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2020, a widely anticipated announcement that positions him as an early front runner. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox made the campaign announcement via Twitter in a video that focused on his rural […]
