SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mother is calling for an independent investigation after she says a police officer pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son’s head in what she calls a racially motivated incident. Jerri Hrubes said Friday at a news conference that a white Woods Cross police […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Mitt Romney says he’s not sure if he will endorse President Donald Trump for a second term and that he may not support anyone during the 2020 campaign. The Republican Utah senator and former presidential contender spoke to reporters Friday during an annual gathering of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a story June 6 about Medicaid expansion, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of people in Utah’s Medicaid program. There are about 286,000 people total in the Medicaid program. A corrected version of the story is below: Activists challenge restrictions in Utah’s Medicaid […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A federal agency says Utah’s small and midsized reservoirs are full or almost full after the state’s snowpack has reached its deepest level in years. The Standard-Examiner reported Thursday that the Natural Resources Conservation Service has found that the smaller reservoirs are reaching capacity and the larger reservoirs […]
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Abel Hagos walks the halls of Hillcrest High School with an ease that belies his remarkable life journey. On June 5, he graduated from high school, one of about 500 seniors in Hillcrest’s class of 2019. He readily admits that he’s nervous about what comes next, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top education officials have cancelled a contract with a Minnesota-based standardized testing company amid a flurry of technological glitches during the first year of use. The Utah State Board of Education voted Thursday night to rescind a 10-year, $44-million contract it signed last year […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah police have apologized after including the name of a slain student in the program for a ceremony that recognized employees. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the police department awarded a dispatcher for the handling of a call involving Lauren McCluskey before her death, and […]
DENVER (AP) — A ski resort trade association expects visits to Colorado ski resorts to be up 13% from last year following a snowy winter and spring that extended the ski season. The Denver Post reports Colorado Ski Country USA released its projections Thursday, showing a nearly 12% increase in visits from […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah highway popular with outdoor recreation enthusiasts is fully reopening after being closed this year two weeks later than is normal because of accumulated snow. The Utah Department of Transportation said the Monte Cristo Highway, also known as State Route 39, was set to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health care advocates challenged restrictions set by state officials in Utah’s proposed Medicaid expansion during a tense public hearing. The Utah Department of Health met with residents Thursday to collect feedback before submitting the plan to the federal government. Some health care advocates expressed concern […]
