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Judge throws out suit over Salt Lake County mail-in ballots

Judge throws out suit over Salt Lake County mail-in ballots

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has ruled Salt Lake County’s clerk complied with state election law in issuing ballots to registered voters in a timely manner. A lawsuit filed last week by two Republican candidates claimed thousands of ballots weren’t shipped out to voters in a timely manner. […]

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US Justice Department to monitor election in San Juan County

US Justice Department to monitor election in San Juan County

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is sending a monitor to watch polls in a southeastern Utah county where Navajo voters form a slim majority. Tuesday marks the first general election in San Juan County since a federal judge ordered redistricting after finding racially gerrymandered districts illegally […]

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Mitt Romney, Mia Love and marijuana headline Utah election

Mitt Romney, Mia Love and marijuana headline Utah election

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters on Tuesday will elect a new U.S. Senator to replace Orrin Hatch, choose whether U.S. Rep. Mia Love earns a third term and decide if the state should make medical marijuana legal. Many voters have already sent in their ballots, with 27 of […]

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Ogden ‘Doughboy’ statue restored in time for WWI anniversary

Ogden ‘Doughboy’ statue restored in time for WWI anniversary

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An iconic statue of a “doughboy” in the Ogden Cemetery has been restored in time for the centennial of the end of World War I. The Standard-Examiner reports the statue has been cleaned and repaired and will be rededicated at a ceremony Saturday. “Doughboy” was the nickname given […]

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Candidates hit Utah streets in last days of close House race

Candidates hit Utah streets in last days of close House race

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Days before voters decide a razor-thin contest for one of Utah’s U.S. House seats, Republican Rep. Mia Love and challenger Ben McAdams hit the streets to bring out every last voter in the race Democrats are targeting as they push for control of the chamber. […]

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Mayor of Utah city killed in ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan

Mayor of Utah city killed in ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan

NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Latest on a Utah city mayor killed during an attack in Afghanistan while he was serving with the state’s National Guard (all times local): 2 p.m. The remains of Utah mayor who was also a major in the Utah Army National Guard and killed […]

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3 ex-law enforcement chiefs to lead review of fatal shooting

3 ex-law enforcement chiefs to lead review of fatal shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah has chosen three former law enforcement chiefs to lead investigations into campus safety and how university police handled complaints made by a female student and track athlete about an ex-boyfriend before he killer her. The university announced Friday that former Utah […]

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Utah’s slow vote count may delay race call for Love, McAdams

Utah’s slow vote count may delay race call for Love, McAdams

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — If a Utah race is too close to call on Election Night — a possibility in the slugfest between Republican Rep. Mia Love and Democrat Ben McAdams — residents and candidates will have to wait to find out who won because the state recommends counties […]

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105-year-old man credits a life of ‘staying out of trouble’

105-year-old man credits a life of ‘staying out of trouble’

SANDY, Utah (AP) — For most of his adult life, Don Kirk was a man who enjoyed dancing. In fact, for many of the nearly 64 years he was married, he and his wife Olive danced as much as they could. “He met my mother at Saltair, back in the […]

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Human remains found in northwestern Arizona are identified

Human remains found in northwestern Arizona are identified

LITTLEFIELD, Ariz. (AP) — The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has identified human remains found north of the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona. They say the remains are those of 63-year-old Susan Marie McFalls from Littlefield. The county Medical Examiner’s Office was able to identify the remains using medical records and […]

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