NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a 1978 law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving American Indian children. Friday’s decision by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal upholds the Indian Child Welfare […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah corrections officer suffered fractures to his face after he was attacked by inmates. The Deseret News reports the officer was attacked Wednesday in a cell block of the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. Sanpete County Attorney Kevin Daniels says one inmate hit […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Agriculture can be as much a lifestyle as it is an occupation. Farmers often don’t retire — they just keep on working. That’s not always easy, though, as back problems, knee problems and any number of other disabilities can get in the way. AgrAbility of Utah, […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The family of a teenage Logan girl who survived a gunshot wound to the head will be handing out gun locks at the Cache County Fair. The Herald Journal reports that Deserae Turner’s mother April says her daughter’s injuries had a profound impact on her life, and she’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Crews are using heavy machinery in several canyons in central Utah where landslides and storm runoff poured mud across roads and highways. The Utah Highway Patrol said flooding late Thursday left several feet of mud on sections of U.S. 6 and that it remained closed […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Paxton Lynch threw for one score and ran for another against his former team as part of an impressive second-half performance, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a 22-14 win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Competing with Geno Smith for the backup job behind Russell Wilson, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s lieutenant governor says voter fraud is rare in the state and usually the result of a misunderstanding of election laws. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday that Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox says fraud cases typically involve parents submitting ballots for children who are away from home […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter injured while battling a wildland blaze has been released from a Nevada hospital as more than 700 people make progress on all three of the biggest wildfires burning in the state, officials said. None of the fires grew overnight and one is now […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Swarms of green stink bugs have welcomed customers at a Utah gas station. The Herald Journal reported Wednesday that hundreds of the insects known as Say’s stink bugs were reported by residents and travelers at a Chevron gas station. Officials say the insects aggregated in large numbers partially […]
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in Nevada (all times local): 1 p.m. More than 700 firefighters combined are making progress on all three of the largest wildfires burning in northern Nevada. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday none of the fires grew overnight and […]
