Congressional Democrats and tribal leaders are renewing criticisms of President Donald Trump for scaling back two national monuments in Utah following a wider review of lands protected around the country by past presidents. Democratic members of the House Natural Resources Committee said during a hearing Wednesday in Washington that the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A once-stalled measure to strengthen Utah’s hate crime law has passed the Legislature and is poised to become law. The Utah Senate cast the final vote to pass the measure Wednesday, and Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said he’s looking forward to signing it. Utah’s current […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wind and snow from a late winter storm created hazardous driving conditions in the Salt Lake City region during the Wednesday morning commute. Traffic between the state’s most populous city and Provo was slowed to a reported average speed of 20 mph (32 kph). The […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Kesha wants you to bring as much glitter as possible and sport the brightest colors of the rainbow when she visits Utah in June to headline the LOVELOUD Festival, the LGBTQ+ event founded by Imagine Dragons’ frontman Dan Reynolds. And if you’re “skeptical or don’t understand […]
The Latest on the appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act is unconstitutional (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Opponents of a 1978 law governing Native American adoptions have told a federal appeals court in New Orleans that the law is an unconstitutional threat to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Michelle Aldana gave birth to her first child chained to a hospital bed. Then serving time at the Utah state prison on a drug charge, she says she labored through the difficult 2001 birth for nearly 30 hours, her ankles bleeding as the shackles on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a story March 11 about a man being arrested on suspicion of mail theft, The Associated Press erroneously reported the suspect’s employer. Hector Armando Cortes worked for a contractor called OnTrac Logistics, not the U.S. Postal Service. A corrected version of the story is […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers want to make sure that sweeping tax reform happens soon, and they’re writing the budget to make sure of it. Legislative leaders said Tuesday that they’re turning $330 million worth of ongoing funding into one-time money, meaning it could go away after a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brigham Young fed off a loud crowd to win its third West Coast Conference tournament title. So what if most of the cheers were for Gonzaga. The Cougars used their noise to their advantage. Brenna Chase scored 25 points, Shaylee Gonzales added 20 and Brigham Young […]
NBA fines Westbrook $25,000 for language; Jazz ban fan
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook $25,000 for the language he directed toward a fan in Utah. Meanwhile, the Jazz have banned the fan from all events at their arena permanently and effective immediately. Westbrook says the fan made racial comments toward him […]
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