CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Cedar City officials are considering whether to preserve a painted image of a Native American and the name “Redmen” on a water tank or allow it to be changed. The Spectrum reports the Cedar City Council reviewed last week two competing resolutions on the Leigh Hill water […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ top leader urged people to love one another no matter their differences during a speech at the NAACP convention. President Russell M. Nelson said Sunday night in Detroit that everyone has a God-given responsibility to help make […]
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Two Wyoming residents are trying to end the use of a gas chamber for euthanasia at an animal shelter. The Humane Society of the U.S. says Wyoming is one of just four states where shelters still use gas chambers rather than lethal injection to euthanize […]
LONE PEAK, Utah (AP) — Police in northern Utah were surprised to learn the suspect in a reported burglary was a wild turkey. Dave Ventrano with Lone Peak police says they received a call on July 20 from a resident in Alpine who heard a window break in the house […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a pickup truck rolled off a dirt road into a ravine in a crash that also injured five people. The Standard-Examiner reports that 49-year-old Manuel “Tony” Lopez and 25-year-old Leon Hoang were pronounced dead at the scene in rural Weber County […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Brigham Young University student is looking to reduce the environmental and economic costs of single-use plastic bags by pushing for a 10 cent fee. The Daily Herald reported Sunday that Annie Ayre has been reaching out to Provo officials and businesses after researching the effects of plastic […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Government hospitals placed Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to follow their own protocols for prescribing and dispensing the drugs, according to a federal audit released Monday. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say a suspect is in custody in connection with a shooting in West Valley City that left one woman dead and a teenage boy injured. West Valley Police say 38-year-old Jayson Rue Chase has been booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Homemade slime, pancakes and wands were just some of the goods for sale at a downtown Logan entrepreneur market where kids hone their business savvy. Kids ages 5 to 16 lined the street July 13 as part of The Libertas Institute’s second annual Children’s Entrepreneur Market, […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Marcelo Silva tied it in the 71st minute and Real Salt Lake held on for a 1-1 draw, ending Minnesota United’s four-game winning streak Saturday night. Jefferson Savarino gathered a clearance attempt and crossed it to Silva, who finished with a volley from the middle of […]
