WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Federal officials say they will clear fuels on about 23,500 acres in northern Utah next year to reduce the risk of wildfire. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s West Desert District oversees about 7.7 million acres near West Valley City. Program manager Erik Valdez […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrat Ben McAdams declared victory Monday night in the tight race for a U.S. House seat in Utah, but his opponent Republican Rep. Mia Love didn’t concede and The Associated Press has not called the race. McAdams called himself the winner at a news conference […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Teenage kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart has given birth to her third child. Smart announced the birth on her Instagram account on Monday with a picture of her holding new daughter Olivia as husband Matthew Gilmour looks on. In her post, Smart says “So happy to welcome Olivia […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Rep. Mia Love has widened her lead over Democratic challenger Ben McAdams, but the percentage of votes she picked up in her stronghold county dipped slightly as the race remained close to recount zone. Results of new votes released Monday morning by Utah […]
MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Fire officials in Murray say a grandmother and her 7-year-old granddaughter have died in a house fire. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports the blaze broke out Monday morning around 8 a.m. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters had difficulty reaching the second floor but eventually found the […]
CENTERVILLE, Utah (AP) — Police in Centerville are searching for a suspect who broke into a church and assaulted an elderly woman. KUTV in Salt Lake City reports that the incident happened Saturday night when the victim was inside an LDS church which was locked. Authorities say the woman was playing the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new state report shows that 71 people have died in Utah jails since 2013, with the majority of inmate deaths occurring within a week of being locked up. The state Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice compiled the report — the first time a […]
Utah is developing pilot projects for water banking, looking to shore up supplies in times of drought but preserve users’ water rights that aren’t being exercised. The Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee on Wednesday endorsed a draft resolution by Sen. Jani Iwamoto, D-Holladay, that encourages the continued study […]
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — Outgoing Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has extended the tribe’s crop insurance amid ongoing extreme drought conditions. The Gallup Independent reports Begaye recently agreed to the protections against the impacts of extreme drought on the Navajo Nation’s pastures, rangelands and forage. Begaye says the crop insurance would lessen […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah brewers will have to specially test lower alcohol beer before it can go on the shelves of grocery and convenience stores, adding another hurdle to a list of the state’s tight liquor regulators. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the state is mandating that lower alcohol beer […]
