PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say two avalanches have led to road closures in Provo Canyon and Alta. Authorities closed westbound lanes in one part of Highway 189 and eastbound lanes in another part of the road. In Alta, an avalanche resulted in the closure of Little Cottonwood […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A teenager who authorities accused of trying to blow up a homemade backpack bomb at a southern Utah high school after watching Islamic State propaganda has taken a plea deal. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that that the 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty Friday to one […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to strengthen Utah’s hate-crimes law cleared another hurdle Friday as the once-stalled measure continued its forward progress. A Utah House committee approved the legislation that would increase sentences for people convicted of targeting someone because of their sexual orientation, race, religion or other […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — How do you get from Salt Lake County’s fast-growing southwestern cities to other parts of the valley? Patiently. Area roads, many designed when these towns were quiet bedroom communities, are frequently crammed, particularly during commuting times. And new homes, apartments and town houses are going […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A nationwide push to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors looked like it could succeed in conservative Utah after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it wouldn’t stand in the way, but the effort ground to a halt this week. Conversion therapy […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — An administrative order says officials in a Salt Lake City suburb did not report to Utah regulators fluoride levels in drinking water nearly 40 times the federal limit for 16 days. The Deseret News reported Thursday that the Utah Division of Drinking Water also says Sandy city officials […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Elko County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 20-year-old man accused of leaving the scene of an accident after striking two pedestrians six weeks ago on a road in Spring Creek. The Elko Daily Free Press reports Jesse James of Spring Creek was booked into jail Thursday on suspicion […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police have released the identity of a woman who was run over by a patrol car in a Salt Lake City suburb, but are not sure whether the accident caused her death. Police say 25-year-old Cindreia Simone Europe of Smyrna, Georgia, was accidentally run over […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Jordan Davis had 28 points as Northern Colorado defeated Southern Utah 70-53 on Thursday night. Trent Harris had 14 points for Northern Colorado (21-9, 15-4 Big Sky Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. Bodie Hume added six rebounds. Jonah Radebaugh had six rebounds and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Parker Van Dyke made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead Utah to an 83-74 win over Southern California on Thursday night. Timmy Allen scored 19 and Sedrick Barefield had 17 to help the Utes (16-13, 10-7 Pac-12) sweep USC (15-15, 8-9) this season. […]
