SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration is committed to making fossil fuels cleaner rather than imposing “draconian” regulations on oil, gas and coal, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday. Perry made his remarks at an energy conference in Salt Lake City that was briefly interrupted when protesters […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Police say a brother and sister who shared an apartment in southern Utah have been found dead along with a pet dog in an apparent murder-suicide. The Spectrum newspaper reported Wednesday the bodies of 67-year-old Shandra Lee Brownstein and 68-year-old Stanley Thomas McCausland were found in their […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say more than 250 airmen and up to 24 aircraft are temporarily moving to an Air Force base in southwest Idaho as a Utah runway undergoes renovation. KSL-TV reported Thursday that the 34th Fighter Squadron and the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are relocating F-35A Lightning II […]
ATLANTA (AP) — New state abortion laws likely to become bogged down in legal challenges face another potential obstacle: prosecutors who refuse to enforce them. The Associated Press reached out to nearly two dozen district attorneys across seven states, and several said they would not file criminal charges against doctors […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of an Arizona case challenging a law that gives preference to American Indians in adoptions of Native children. The order this week leaves in place a lower court ruling that dismissed a complaint from a Phoenix-based, right-leaning think tank. […]
MONTREAL (AP) — Omar Browne and Saphir Taider scored in the Montreal Impact’s 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night. Evan Bush made three saves to help the Impact (7-6-3) end win for the first time in four games. Sam Johnson scored a late goal for Real Salt […]
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) — Officials in northern Minnesota have ordered a temporary halt to construction on land linked to a man who led a secretive polygamous sect’s compound in South Dakota. Cook County officials issued the cease-and-desist order Friday to a company tied to Seth Jeffs. KARE-TV reports the order […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on memorials to deceased Navajo Code Talker and state Sen. John Pinto (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Family, friends and politicians are honoring deceased Navajo Code Talker and state Sen. John Pinto at a memorial procession and service. Hundreds of mourners gathered inside […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a Utah man charged with killing his 5-year-old niece (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Police say they have found a body believed to be a 5-year-old Utah girl taken from her home and killed by her uncle five days ago. Logan Police […]
DENVER (AP) — Health officials in Colorado have released new data indicating that Denver residents have a high rate of binge drinking. The Denver Post reports the Denver Public Health department’s analysis found that more than one in four Denver residents binge drink. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies binge […]
