WAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — An effort to revive a Hawaii resort that hosted Elvis in its heyday has collapsed due to financial difficulties. The Garden Island reported Tuesday that the project to redevelop the former Coco Palms resort fell apart after developers defaulted on $11.2 million in financing. Two Utah-based companies that […]
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The case of a Colorado man accused of trying to kill a Utah rancher’s cattle is scheduled to go to trial next week. The Durango Herald reports Mark Franklin is scheduled to be tried in Utah’s Carbon County on charges of trespassing and wanton destruction of livestock. Prosecutors […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed into law a compromise deal reached by state lawmakers that raises the amount of alcohol allowed in beer sold in grocery and convenience stores. Herbert announced the signing Tuesday afternoon of a law that raises the alcohol limit to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former county commissioner Phil Lyman is scoffing at the argument by federal prosecutors that he should increase his monthly restitution payment for leading an illegal ATV protest ride in 2014 because he’s a now state legislator. Lyman wrote in a court filing Friday that he […]
HONOLULU (AP) — Family members say a Dixie State University linebacker’s death was linked to hyponatremia, a condition of abnormally low sodium levels. Honolulu’s KHON-TV reported Monday that Abraham Reinhardt’s mother Malani told them her 23-year-old son’s sodium levels suddenly dropped before he died Friday. She says it is unclear what caused […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada agriculture officials say they will lift by the end of the week all quarantines ordered after three horses tested positive for an equine herpes virus. The Nevada Department of Agriculture officials say they lifted the first quarantine at a Clark County facility Monday where a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, setting the stage for a legal showdown. Though the Republican governor said the measure signed late Monday strikes a balance, opponents said it is unconstitutional and promised to sue. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Devin Booker scored from all over the court. Rudy Gobert and a host of Utah Jazz players did their damage from much closer to the rim. Gobert dunked his way to a season-high 27 points and set the single-season NBA dunk record to fuel Utah […]
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Alanna Smith finally found her shooting touch and put Stanford right back where it is most every March: the Sweet 16. Smith had 23 points and 14 rebounds, helping second-seeded Stanford overcome a slow start and advance to the Sweet 16 for a 12th straight year […]
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials are in search of funding to replace two, deteriorating tribal jails. U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan toured one in Shiprock last week that has asbestos, lead and mold. The Farmington Daily Times reports Lujan saw cracks in walls, plumbing issues and cramped spaces in what […]
