(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers will take another run at a proposed law to crack down on ritualistic sexual abuse. The legislature’s Interim Judiciary Committee heard testimony about the plans yesterday. State Rep. Ken Ivory tried to move the proposal earlier this year, but failed to get much […]
(Grand County, UT) — The Prairie Fire that is north of I-70 is getting more fuel from local terrain. A recent estimate is that the fire that was sparked by lightning Monday has burned about two thousand acres near the Utah-Colorado border. Firefighters say winds Monday pushed the blaze into […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor doesn’t think Instagram’s new protections for teens go far enough. Governor Spencer Cox says the new Teen Accounts mirror some of the protections for kids that are in Utah’s social media law, but he wants more. Utah’s law that requires all sorts of […]
(St. George, UT) — Living in Utah may be responsible for making you a happy person. That’s according to a recent study by WalletHub, which looked at the happiest states in the country. The study was based on a number of metrics such as depression and unemployment rates, as well […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Supreme Court will decide what’s next for Amendment D. The court on Friday agreed to take the case. A lower court judge last week said Amendment D would stay on the November ballot, but votes for and against the amendment wouldn’t be counted […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State officials say all car dealers in Utah are now on notice. The Utah Division of Consumer Protection recently sent a letter to every dealer telling them it will investigate complaints and enforce state laws regarding deceptive sales practices. Division director Katie Hass says a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Olympic planners here in Salt Lake City say they’re learning the lessons from Paris’ games. 2034 Olympic Committee president and CEO Fraser Bullock says they like how Paris added Olympic spaces in the city’s various neighborhoods. He’s looking into adding free spaces around the Salt […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge is siding with five universities in Utah that challenged a State Records Committee decision calling for contracts with college athletes for name, image and likeness rights to be made public. Third District Judge Amber Mettler agreed with the University of Utah, Utah State, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Hundreds of people are calling poison control because of mistakes they’ve made with their weight-loss drugs. Utah’s Poison Control Hotline says it’s seen a 600-percent increase in the number of people calling about an Ozempic or Wegovy overdose. The overdoses aren’t deadly, but they do […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A judge has blocked Utah’s proposed constitutional Amendment D from going on or being valid for the upcoming November ballot. Judge Dianna Gibson released her ruling yesterday after a hearing was held this week to consider the question. She has granted a preliminary injunction supporting […]
