PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A company that failed to report a large-scale ammonia discharge from its plant near St. Helens, Oregon, and annual ammonia emission estimates has entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Dyno Nobel has agreed to pay a $492,000 fine and buy […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County has passed a resolution in support of anti-abortion legislation. The Daily Herald reports the resolution passed Tuesday declares respect for “all human life” and opposition for easing existing restrictions on abortion euthanasia. All three Republican commissioners voted in favor, with Tanner Ainge talking about a time […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate has confirmed seven physicians for its medical marijuana Compassionate Use Board. Tom Hudachko with the Utah Department of Health said Tuesday the board will be responsible for approving medical cannabis patient cards issued to applicants under the age of 21. The board […]
BRIAN HEAD, Utah (AP) — The boil water advisory for the small Utah town of Brian Head after E. coli bacteria was detected in drinking water is expected to be lifted soon. Town Manager Bret Howser said Tuesday that tests on the water supply have come back clean. He says […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police on Tuesday issued a public appeal for a person last seen with a University of Utah student before she disappeared more than a week ago. Mackenzie Lueck was last seen being dropped off at a Salt Lake City park at about 3 a.m. on […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued the first red-flag warning of the season in Nevada because of hazardous conditions expected to raise the threat of wildfires across nearly the entire state through Thursday night. The service said Tuesday gusty winds and low humidity will increase the […]
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over two state laws it believes forces doctors to lie, including one measure passed this year requiring physicians to tell women that they may reverse a so-called medication abortion if they have second thoughts. The complaint […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses the luxury Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City of luring workers from the Philippines to a program that promised training and cultural immersion but instead forced them to work long hours doing menial jobs for low pay. The hotel […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he broke into his ex-wife’s home and stabbed a man more than 20 times. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that prosecutors say 45-year-old Jason Shawn Reveal broke into the house on Sunday and […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people and cause a spike in premature deaths. That emerging reality is prompting people in […]
