SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nevada police are investigating a high school fight that sent a 16-year-old boy to a Salt Lake City hospital with significant injuries. Elko Police Department Lt. Michael Palhegyi said Wednesday that Neo Hobbs was injured in a fight with another student on Jan. 17 at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state needs to recoup millions of dollars in unemployment benefits now that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. KUTV reports the state unemployment office is in charge of collecting the more than $2 million in benefits paid out to 2,100 furloughed federal employees […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge has denied a challenge by an unsuccessful candidate for the San Juan County Commission and ruled that newly-sworn-in Commissioner Willie Grayeyes is a Utah resident. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that District Judge Don Torgerson ruled Tuesday that Grayeyes has lived on the Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A plan to scale back the number of people covered by Utah’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion has moved one step closer to passage, despite protest from supporters. A Senate committee voted Tuesday 6-2 to advance a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Allen Christensen that would cap […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyson Foods is recalling some chicken nuggets after customers said they found pieces of “soft, blue rubber” inside. The U.S. Agriculture Department said the 5-pound (2-kilogram) bags should be thrown away or returned. The agency says there are no confirmed reports of anyone getting sick from the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Olympic bid officials say they will request as much as $15 million from the state Legislature to help bring more world-class sporting events to Utah in preparation for future Winter Olympics. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the funding being sought would go through the Utah Sports Commission […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah spent nearly $70,000 to keep national park services going in the state during the 35-day partial government shutdown. The Deseret News reports the state funding was combined with private donations to keep open Zion, Bryce Canyon and Arches, the three most popular national parks in Utah. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Gov. Gary Herbert says people shouldn’t get “hung up on the numbers” when talking about differing proposals for a tax cut. Herbert told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he’s glad to see many lawmakers agree that Utah needs to tax more services as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — About 100 Utah Army National Guard soldiers are returning home following a deployment to the Middle East. The Guard says the troops from the 65th Field Artillery Brigade are scheduled to return Thursday to the Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base at Salt Lake […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons, Utah’s Donovan Mitchell and Dallas’ Luka Doncic were among the 20 players announced Tuesday as participants in this year’s Rising Stars game at All-Star weekend. Simmons is the reigning rookie of the year, and Doncic is the favorite to win that award this […]
