SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A Utah judge who was suspended for six months after making online comments criticizing President Donald Trump has returned to his seat on the bench. The Deseret News reported Friday that Judge Michael Kwan was reinstated Dec. 2 after a six-month suspension without pay. State Supreme Court […]
ROY, Utah (AP)-Roy police say a man taking out trash was wounded when a shotgun accidentally discharged as it was being cleaned inside the home of a neighbor who got the weapon as a Christmas present. Authorities confirmed the wounded man was struck in the abdomen by at least one […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Utah is about to start requiring nonresidents to get a new type of permit for using an off-highway vehicle in state parks or on public lands. KSL-TV reports that the $30 permit good for 12 months is a result of Utah dropping its recognition of off-highway vehicle […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-A former Disney Channel actor charged with trying to have sex with a 13-year-old boy in Salt Lake City contends he can’t get a fair trail because the judge is biased against gay people. The Deseret News reports that an attorney for Stoney Westmoreland said in court […]
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP)-The U.S. Senate has passed a package of bills signed by President Donald Trump that includes enacting a buffer zone around a national park in New Mexico protecting it from oil and gas leasing activities. Tuesday, the Farmington Daily Times reported the 2020 federal spending package was passed […]
PHOENIX (AP)-The Board of Supervisors for Arizona’s largest county has unanimously agreed to uphold the suspension and push for the removal of the county assessor, who is charged in a wide-ranging adoption scheme. The Maricopa County Attorney is to now start the process of removing Paul Petersen, who was arrested […]
NAUVOO, Ill. (AP)-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a 66-year-old man who was serving a mission was killed in a Christmas day car crash in Iowa. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said in a Friday statement that Craig L. Meyocks died Thursday. The crash occurred in a rural […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-State officials in Utah have announced plans to launch a road-user fee program expected to raise money for highways that could someday replace gas taxes. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Utah would implement the program Jan. 1 where volunteer drivers would pay a 1.5 cent per […]
SOUTH OGDEN, Utah-Authorities in northern Utah say a stabbing was followed by a police pursuit and a shooting in South Ogden. KUTV-TV reports that a confrontation involving a shooting occurred after a police pursuit that ended early Friday morning. Few details have been released but police say a stabbing victim […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 of his 35 points in the second half to power the Utah Jazz to a 121-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. Rudy Gobert, who had 16 points and 15 rebounds, forced Carmelo Anthony into an air ball […]
