SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sports teams will no longer be known as the “Redmen” at a southern Utah high school, becoming the latest to get rid of a Native American name deemed offensive despite opposition from some residents and a national American Indian group. The Iron County School Board […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Bitter cold moved into the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday on the heels of a storm that dropped 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow on the mountains around Lake Tahoe the day before. Wednesday night’s lows were forecast to dip to between 3 degrees and negative 7 […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Department of Transportation law enforcement officers seized a half-ton of marijuana after stopping what proved to be a fake delivery van in the state’s far northwestern corner. ADOT says 1,113 pounds (505 kilograms) of marijuana and other drugs were seized Wednesday evening after Officer Tanner Martin […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of Utah lawmakers has unanimously approved removing a provision in the state constitution that allows slavery as punishment for a crime. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Tuesday vote came after religious leaders, activists and others spoke up to say slavery doesn’t belong anywhere in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Heavy snowfall in Utah triggered a rare snow day for many students, delayed government operations and snarled morning commutes as winter storms continued to slam the western U.S. Most parts of the Salt Lake City area received at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) of snow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Heavy snowfall across much of Utah created hazardous driving conditions that slowed the Wednesday morning commute as school districts canceled classes and others delayed openings. The University of Utah in Salt Lake City closed its campus Wednesday but said its health care system and hospitals […]
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Sam Merrill scored 20 points and freshman Neemias Queta had 18 points and 15 rebounds to help Utah State hold off Fresno State 82-81 on Tuesday night in a battle for second place in the Mountain West Conference. Sam Bittner nailed a 3-pointer to give Fresno […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are being asked to find nearly $20 million more in spending to cover the costs of the state’s worst wildfire season on record. The Deseret News reports the state has already spent $42 million on fire suppression costs and post-fire rehabilitation for the 1,327 wildfires […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposed amendment that would replace much of the gender-specific terminology in the Utah Constitution has moved through a state Senate panel. The Salt Lake Tribune reports members of the state Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to advance the measure to the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Snow, ice and shivering cold blasted normally mild cities from Seattle to Las Vegas to San Francisco on Tuesday as the winter weather sweeping across the U.S. West shuttered schools, made travel treacherous and closed all roads in Yosemite National Park. Winter storms have been hitting […]
