CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s governor has approached Mexican government officials about the possibility of using their ports to export the state’s coal to overseas markets. Consul General Berenice Rendon-Talavera of the Mexico consulate’s Denver office and Gov. Mark Gordon’s spokesman, Michael Pearlman, say talks have been brief and preliminary. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rep. John Knotwell has announced his resignation from the Utah Legislature at the end of September. The Herriman Republican cited a demanding work and travel schedule as the reason for his departure in a prepared statement Wednesday. According to his LinkedIn profile , he has worked for […]
U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor announced Wednesday that she will not compete this season because she is pregnant, though she plans to return in a year to prepare for the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Meyers Taylor and her husband, fellow U.S. bobsledder Nic Taylor, are expecting their first child in March. […]
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A national weather agency has announced plans to lower its radar system elevation to better track weather in the Four Corners region including southwest Colorado. The Durango Herald reports that the National Weather Service has proposed adjusting its Grand Junction radar to track areas that were originally blind […]
AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) — A Utah judge has rejected a plea deal for a man who acknowledged killing his girlfriend and her toddler to obtain a lesser sentence in exchange for helping police find their remains. Authorities say Christopher Poulson pleaded guilty to the murder of 23-year-old Emily Quijano […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Orem police used their vehicle sirens to drive a 2-year-old bear up a tree after its presence in the central Utah caused traffic delays Wednesday morning. State Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Faith Heaton Jolley said division personnel then were able to tranquilize the bear and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has a new top environmental regulator. Gov. Gary Herbert’s office on Wednesday announced his appointment of Scott Baird as executive director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, effectively immediately. Baird has served as the department’s interim director since June and has worked for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is calling OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma a “morally bankrupt” company and heralding that it will be out of the pharmaceutical industry thanks to terms of a tentative settlement with states. Reyes said in a statement Tuesday that said no dollar […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah death-row inmate whose double-murder case was featured in the book “Under the Banner of Heaven” is asking an appeals court to hear his case again. The Deseret News reports the request for the full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear Ron Lafferty’s case comes […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A ski resort in northern Utah is planning to charge visitors for parking in a bid to reduce traffic and emissions. Solitude Mountain Resort announced the new initiative in a press release Wednesday. Resort President and Chief Operating Officer Kim Mayhew said the decision was […]
