ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI has arrested a Utah man who allegedly assaulted a federal officer in Laguna, New Mexico. They say 20-year-old Brad Porter Halverson of Morgan was taken into custody Tuesday at a hospital in Albuquerque. FBI officials say federal officers confronted Halverson after he allegedly shot […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney will face off against Democratic opponent Jenny Wilson in a debate Tuesday night that could showcase distinct political differences. The two have differed on issues ranging from Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination to a border wall to the GOP-backed federal […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state audit report gives good grades to Utah’s decade-old mandate that high school graduates satisfy a financial literacy requirement but suggests there’s room for improvement of the program’s effectiveness and oversight. An Office of the State Auditor report says results of its review show that Utah […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has completed its second big wild horse roundup in northern Nevada in recent weeks, removing 887 mustangs from the range in Elko County. The agency said Tuesday the horses were gathered Sept. 19-Oct. 2 in the Antelope Valley and Goshute […]
DENVER (AP) — Seven Southwestern U.S. states that depend on the overtaxed Colorado River say they have reached tentative agreements on how to manage the waterway amid an unprecedented drought. The plans announced Tuesday were a milestone for the river, which supports 40 million people and 6,300 square miles (16,300 […]
CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — Authorities say an armed man shut down a northern Utah freeway in Clearfield for more than three hours. The Clearfield Police Department said in a tweet that the incident on Interstate 15 ended with minor injuries to the subject. Sgt. Nick Street says the subject was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints plans to establish a second temple in Washington County in southwestern Utah, the 20th temple either currently open or planned in the faith’s home state. Establishment of a second temple in Washington County was among 12 new […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The top prosecutor of the Salt Lake City area is giving people who believe they have been wrongfully convicted another chance to prove their innocence through the creation of a new panel. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday the formation of the […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and Western states. Michigan and North Dakota, where voters previously authorized medical marijuana, will decide […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say four people are in custody after five overnight armed robberies of Salt Lake City-area convenience stores. Police say the descriptions of those involved in all five robberies in Salt Lake City, Magna, West Valley City and South Jordan early Tuesday match up. According […]
