SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that partisan state school board elections are constitutional, overturning a 2017 district court decision. The unanimous Wednesday ruling reinstates a 2016 law allowing people who want to run for the state Board of Education to file as partisan candidates […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on husband and wife fugitives accused of murder who were captured in Arizona (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Federal authorities say about 50 officers surrounded a remote Arizona house and arrested a couple accused of murder who had escaped a prison transport van and been […]
DONGGUAN, China (AP) — The U.S. came to China looking to again be the best in the world. It will go home with the worst tournament showing in program history. Such is the reality for the Americans now, assured of finishing no better than seventh at the World Cup after […]
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon National Park officials say two dead bats found along the Colorado River inside the park tested positive for rabies. A statement released Thursday by park officials said the bats were deceased when collected last month and that the bats didn’t come […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state regulatory appeals board says Utah may have erred in choosing only eight growers for a medical marijuana program set to launch next year. A three-person panel consisting of two state employees and a private attorney made the comment in a written decision made […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s greater sage grouse population has fallen more than 40% over the past three years, mirroring recent declines across the U.S. West for a bird species rejected for federal protections in 2015. State wildlife officials estimate there were about 44,000 ground-dwelling sage grouse in Montana this […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Husband and wife fugitives on the run for over two weeks in the killing of an Arizona man have been captured, authorities announced. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday night that Blane and Susan Barksdale were in custody but provided no details. David Gonzales, the U.S. marshal […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Damir Kreilach scored in the 75th minute and Real Salt Lake beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on Wednesday night. Kreilach scored on a header nine yards away from the center of the box, assisted by Brooks Lennon. Real Salt Lake (13-11-4) outshot the Earthquakes (13-11-5) […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Recyclable materials in a southern Utah county are instead going to a landfill. The Spectrum newspaper reports that the contents of residential recycling bins in Washington County have been going to the trash since mid-July because of contractual issues and a fluctuating recycling market. The county had contracted […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A United Airlines flight has been diverted to a Colorado airport due to turbulence and a flight attendant has been transported to a hospital. The Gazette reports Flight 6171 from Salt Lake City to Houston was forced to land at the Colorado Springs Airport around 8:15 a.m. […]
