OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah prosecutors say two Ogden police officers had justification to fatally shoot a man who charged at them with a rock last year. The Standard-Examiner reports that Weber County Attorney Christopher Allred has determined that officers Brandon Sevenski and Tyson Embley acted within their rights when they shot […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — State agriculture officials have ordered the quarantine or a horse in southern Nevada that tested positive for an equine herpes virus after the state high school rodeo last month in Pahrump. The Nevada Department of Agriculture said Friday there is no public health risk. But it’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hundreds of Utah students have gathered at the state capitol urging state leaders to take action on climate change. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that many in the group of about 400 people skipped school Friday to attend, some carrying tongue-in-cheek signs like “I want a hot […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former U.S intelligence officer charged with trying to sell secrets to China is now pleading guilty after admitting that foreign agents targeted him for recruitment. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release that the 59-year-old Ron Rockwell Hansen of Syracuse, Utah, accepted […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state Legislature to sue the state of Washington over coal exports. Republican Gov. Mark Gordon said Friday it’s important for Wyoming to “speak with one voice” on the issue of coal-export litigation. Wyoming is the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A well-known abortion rights activist from Utah has filed a lawsuit against three conservative media publications for defamation, says that online stories spread misinformation that she cut the throats of fetuses during abortions. Dr. Leah Torres, a former Salt Lake City obstetrician-gynecologist, says in a […]
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana Highway Patrol trooper who was investigating an earlier shooting was himself shot and critically injured early Friday after finding the suspect’s vehicle, leading authorities to launch an overnight manhunt that ended in the arrest of a 29-year-old man, officials said. Another trooper found Wade […]
ANETH, Utah (AP) — The Latest on the search for a missing 3-year-old girl on the Navajo Nation (all times local): 8:20 p.m. Navajo Nation authorities say they have yet to find a missing 3-year-old girl who reportedly wandered away from her home in southeastern Utah. Navajo police say officers […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature has approved a bill that would require abortion providers to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions that they could still have a live birth if they change their mind. Senators approved the so-called “abortion reversal” legislation on Friday. The House approved the measure in January. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many residents in northern Utah are hearing jets from the Hill Air Force Base at night. KUTV reported on Thursday that 4th Fighter Squadron Capt. Tyler McBride says residents can expect to hear night-flights through early April as pilots work to maintain their “night proficiency.” McBride says […]
