FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Davis County Jail inmate is recovering after falling while standing in an observation cell. The Davis County Sheriff’s Office says the inmate, who was not identified, remained hospitalized Monday in Murray. His current condition was not immediately available. The male inmate was brought to the jail around […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers’ contentious plan to scale back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion is headed to the governor’s desk. The Utah Senate voted 22-7 on Monday to approve the proposal that would extend Medicaid to about 50,000 fewer people than the ballot measure. GOP lawmakers say their […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Schools closed across Washington state and the Legislature cancelled all hearings Monday as snow and ice storms pummeled the Northwest again, with more winter storms predicted for areas that typically experience very rainy winters but usually get very little snow. Seattle’s metro area has already been hit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a central Utah man who died after an avalanche buried him as he was snowmobiling. Summit County sheriff’s officials say 49-year-old Jason Lyman, of Mona, was on a snowmobile about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Salt Lake City on Saturday when […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Commuters in northern Utah are facing icy and potentially hazardous roads the morning after a winter snowstorm slammed the region. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports several areas along the Wasatch Front were very slick Monday and several traffic incidents have already been reported. They include a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have declined to extend a 15-year truck ban on a scenic highway north of Salt Lake City. A state Senate committee last week voted down a measure that sought to push the ban’s expiration date to July 2022. Trucks will be allowed to […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Koch brothers-funded group is sending young immigrants to lobby Congress to push for immigration reform and money for border security initiatives. The LIBRE Initiative announced last well it is sending immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally who now have temporary protective status to Washington to […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The 17-year-old snowboarder from New Zealand wasn’t even going to compete in the slopestyle final Sunday after being injured during qualifying. This was indeed a wind-aided win for Zoi Sadowski-Synnott. Sadowski-Synnott breezed to the title after the finals were canceled Sunday due to strong wind […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a central Utah man is dead after an avalanche buried him while he was snowmobiling about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Salt Lake City. Summit County Sheriff’s officials say the slide triggered Saturday afternoon near Coalville trapped the man in deep snow. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in West Valley City say a suspect has been arrested in a homicide case. West Valley police say 50-year-old Darren Byrd is jailed on suspicion of aggravated murder, child abuse, obstruction of justice, possession of a weapon by a restricted person and domestic violence […]
