LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A new study finds a Utah aspen grove considered the world’s largest living organism is continuing to decline despite new fencing designed to keep out mule deer whose appetites are blamed its deterioration. The Logan Herald Journal reports that two Utah State University professors found that some fencing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some Utah legislators are proposing creating a state park within the downsized Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Sunday that lawmakers could petition the U.S. Department of Interior to set aside land for recreation. Under the federal Recreation and Public Purposes Act, the […]
HEBER CITY, Utah-Saturday, a man was arrested after injuring a pregnant woman and a man in a head-on collision with a stolen vehicle in Wasatch County. The 22-year-old Tyson Uresti was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, an invalid driver’s license, reckless driving, failure to operate within a single […]
HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — A man suspected of driving under the influence remained jailed without bond Sunday in Utah after a crash killed six men in a pickup truck, authorities said. Jamie Don McKenzie, 41, was being held at Wasatch County Jail for investigation of six counts of vehicular […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Hospital is on track to cut down wait times for people to undergo mental health treatment before they can stand trial. The Deseret News reports hospital superintendent Dallas Earnshaw told lawmakers the wait averaged 23 days in September, down from 40 in […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — For nearly a decade, opposition to former President Barack Obama’s health care law has been a winning message for Nebraska Republicans. It’s helped them win every statewide office, control the Legislature and hold all the state’s congressional seats. So it was something of a surprise for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state legislators are set to consider a proposal at a special session next month that would ensure state driver’s licenses have a federally required gold star on the front, which would prevent residents from being turned away by airport security in the future. The […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Republicans running in Nevada’s hotly contested races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking aim at a common target as they try to maintain GOP control of the seats: California. As more Californians have poured across the state line over the past few years, many […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outdoor clothing giant Patagonia jumped into two competitive Senate races Friday, endorsing Democrats Jon Tester of Montana and Jacky Rosen of Nevada in what the company called its first foray into elective politics. The company described Tester and Rosen as champions of public lands and the outdoor […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love has released a Federal Election Commission email saying she can legally keep most of the $1 million she raised for a primary where she was unopposed. Love said the email clears her in a fundraising flap that’s taken center stage […]
