SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state lawmaker plans to again propose legislation that would add oversight of amusement parks in Utah, one of only six states where an agency isn’t assigned to keep tabs on the parks. KUTV-TV reports Republican state Rep. Val Potter sponsored a bill last year that would […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — A Layton city councilman has been named the city’s mayor a year after his drunken-driving arrest made headlines. The Standard-Examiner reports Scott Freitag was selected over four other candidates on Tuesday to replace Layton mayor Bob Stevenson, who stepped down to take a county commission seat. Freitag was […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A committee of students, teachers and tribal members is recommending a southern Utah high school get rid of its “Redmen” mascot that is offensive to Native Americans and others. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that the committee voted 17-7 on Tuesday night to change Cedar […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams is rescheduling town hall meetings because Congress is expected cancel its typical Martin Luther King Day holiday break as the government shutdown drags on. The Deseret News reports McAdams said in a statement Wednesday that he hopes the new times are not too […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A recent audit says the state is illegally sharing personal data from drivers’ licenses. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the audit, released Tuesday by the office of State Auditor John Dougall, says the Utah Driver License Division is sharing data such as Social Security numbers, birthdates, physical […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down a Tennessee provision that requires people to live in the state for two years before obtaining a license to sell alcohol. Several justices said the restriction unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state economic interests, despite strong state interests in regulating liquor […]
WELLINGTON, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say a tractor-trailer rig crashed into a restaurant, flattening the business and injuring three people. The Utah Highway Patrol says the truck was traveling too fast for conditions on U.S. 6 when it left the highway Wednesday morning and struck the restaurant, which was […]
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — The South Salt Lake Police Department has identified the victim in a fatal stabbing as a 26-year-old Salt Lake City woman. Police previously said the killing of Ashley Vigil appeared to be a domestic incident. Police said 24-year-old Angelo Terry Kirstine was jailed on […]
FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. (AP) — Jonathan Nez delivered a message of hope, resilience and change Tuesday in his inaugural address as president of the Navajo Nation, drawing from the tribe’s history as a way to move forward. He and Vice President Myron Lizer took the oath of office before a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former bodyguard for Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has become the fijnal person sentenced following the collapse of a federal prosecution stemming from an armed standoff with U.S land management agents nearly five years ago. Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro sentenced Brian Cavalier to the […]
