SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah polygamist who pleaded guilty for his role in a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme said Thursday that a California businessmen who helped carry out the plan offered protection from prosecution from law enforcement. Jacob Kingston said he and Lev Dermen had meals […]
DENVER (AP)-Following California’s lead, Colorado lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would allow college student athletes to profit from their names and images — while giving the NCAA and Congress time to issue guidance beforehand. The Senate Education Committee on Thursday unanimously passed the bipartisan bill, whose chief sponsors are […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah kidnapping and rape survivor Elizabeth Smart said Thursday that she was sexually assaulted on an airplane last year while she was sleeping. Smart, now a 32-year-old mother of three, referenced her kidnapping from her Salt Lake City home in 2002 in describing her reaction […]
OREM, Utah (AP)-Seattle (11-12, 4-4) vs. Utah Valley (9-14, 3-5) UCCU Events Center, Orem, Utah; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah Valley looks for its fourth straight win over Seattle at UCCU Events Center. The last victory for the Redhawks at Utah Valley was a 73-62 win on Jan. […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)-Portland State (11-12, 5-6) vs. Southern Utah (13-8, 6-4) America First Event Center, Cedar City, Utah; Saturday, 2 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah goes for the season sweep over Portland State after winning the previous matchup in Portland. The teams last faced each other on Dec. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new report detailed how pipes in some Utah homes were flooded with water tainted by excess fluoride. The analysis released Thursday outlined how a fluoridation pump malfunction occurred in Sandy in February 2019, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. The 181-page investigative review was mandated by […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — People will be able to ride public transportation for free for a limited time in St. George, a Utah mayor said. Fees will be waived for SunTran buses from March 1 to May 31, so people can offer feedback about the system, The Spectrum reported […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. government implemented final management plans Thursday for two national monuments in Utah that President Donald Trump downsized. The plans ensure lands previously off-limits to energy development will be open to mining and drilling despite pending lawsuits by conservation, tribal and paleontology groups challenging […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon teenager who was sent to a now-closed Utah facility while he was in the custody of Oregon’s child welfare system told state lawmakers that he saw staff physically restrain children for minor infractions and was housed with juvenile offenders. Caleb La Chance testified before […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP)-Bernie Sanders says he raised a whopping $25 million in January and will use his presidential campaign’s flush bank account to increase television and digital advertising in 10 states. The Vermont senator spent $50 million during the final three months of 2019 and finished the year with $18.2 […]
