SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmental organizations are suing the Trump administration over the approval a coal-mining project near a national park in southern Utah. A coalition of groups including the National Parks Conservation Association filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Utah. They argue that the approval violated […]
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a plan to cut back on the use of water from the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people in the U.S. West. The Colorado River drought contingency plan aims to keep two key reservoirs, Lakes Powell and Mead, from falling […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A former nursing assistant who elbowed and shoved two Alzheimer’s patients at a Utah assisted-living center has been sentenced to a year in jail, followed by four years of probation. Second District Court Judge Michael Edwards on Monday sentenced Jason Harold Knox to a year in […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal legislation has been introduced to settle one of the largest outstanding water rights claims in Utah. The settlement would give the Navajo Nation 81,500 acre-feet annually of Utah’s unused share of water from the upper Colorado River basin. Utah and the Navajo Nation reached the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A University of Utah student leader wants the school to improve its communication with its student body, particularly regarding investigations into two recent sexual assaults. KUTV reports Student Senate Chair Kaitlin McLean says she doesn’t think every student feels safe right now following a sexual assault on […]
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Nearly a year after he retired from the U.S. Ski team, Andrew Weibrecht’s resume is complete. The two-time Olympic medalist from Lake Placid and Bode Miller were among eight people inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday night. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Students at a Utah university have expressed frustration at the administration’s response to racist stickers and posters found at the school. The Standard-Examiner reported Sunday that Weber State students are unhappy with the university’s actions after material promoting white supremacy appeared March 30-31 on buildings and other structures […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Human remains discovered by a Utah climber may be those of a woman who has been missing more than a year. The Daily Herald reports that a climber told police he found the remains Sunday in a ravine in American Fork Canyon. Police say they “feel pretty strongly” […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — College students and residents in a Utah city have quickly taken to e-scooters as a new method of local transportation. The Spectrum reported Monday that Dixie State University students and others in St. George have taken more than 13,400 trips using the Spin-brand electric scooters since they […]
