SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Proposed changes to Utah’s medical marijuana program came under fire from people on both sides of the issue during a tense public hearing. Utah legislators held a public hearing Monday to discuss changes to the law ahead of a special session next week to approve […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Box Elder County commissioner is considering a run to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop. The Standard-Examiner reports that Stan Summers says a number of people are asking him to run for the seat. He is a Republican from the small northern Utah community of Bothwell now […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmentalists and tribal organizations are protesting a lease sale by the U.S. government that would allow oil and gas companies to develop land considered archaeologically sensitive near a national monument stretching across the Utah-Colorado border that houses sacred tribal sites. Documents show about 47 square […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County health officials say sexually transmitted diseases continue to rise in the region for at least the fifth year in a row. The Provo Daily Herald reports officials say each of the four major sexually transmitted diseases tracked by the health department increased last year from previous […]
WOODS CROSS, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah county attorney is seeking more information in connection with a case involving a white officer who pulled his gun on a 10-year-old black child. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings recently confirmed that his office has sent a report […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two people are facing charges in connection with a wildfire near two Salt Lake City suburbs that destroyed three homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee. The Salt Lake Tribune reports U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Kathy Jo Pollock said Monday the two suspects will get a […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots trolled the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday and then blew them out Sunday night. A day after the acquiring former Steelers malcontent Antonio Brown, the reigning Super Bowl champions showed they might not even need him, getting 341 yards and three touchdown passes […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jared Goff threw for 186 yards and a touchdown, Malcolm Brown ran for a pair of scores, and the defending NFC champion Los Angeles Rams spoiled Cam Newton’s return with a 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Todd Gurley started and ran for 97 […]
The Southeastern Conference held three of the top four spots in The Associated Press college football poll after LSU’s road victory against Texas pushed the Tigers to No. 4. Clemson remained No. 1 on Sunday, receiving 56 first-place votes out of 62 in the Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. No. 2 […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Ogden man accused of fatally beating a neighbor last year has pleaded guilty to one count of murder. The Standard-Examiner reports 23-year-old Jose Robert Zamora’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 22 and he faces a possible sentence of 15 years to life in prison. […]
