SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The top prosecutor of the Salt Lake City area is giving people who believe they have been wrongfully convicted another chance to prove their innocence through the creation of a new panel. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday the formation of the […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and Western states. Michigan and North Dakota, where voters previously authorized medical marijuana, will decide […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say four people are in custody after five overnight armed robberies of Salt Lake City-area convenience stores. Police say the descriptions of those involved in all five robberies in Salt Lake City, Magna, West Valley City and South Jordan early Tuesday match up. According […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City Fire Department is preparing to dedicate a station it says is one of few in the country to create as much renewable energy as it uses. The department will dedicate the new Station No. 3 on Wednesday. It generates its own […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a small python that was found in a Logan neighborhood was positively identified by his owners after it was allegedly stolen from their home earlier this summer. But the Herald Journal reports Logan Police Capt. Tyson Budge said Friday that the snake suffered convulsions and died […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Officials confirm that a Cache County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant was killed in an ATV accident. The Cache County Fire District says Lt. Brian Locke, who has been with the department for 32 years, died Saturday of his injuries. Cache County Sheriff Chad Jensen says his department […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Republican Tanner Ainge and his third-party opponent Teri McCabe both said managing central Utah’s fast growth is at the top of their priority list as they run for the same county commission seat. Ainge and United Utah candidate McCabe are both hoping to replace Utah County […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The southern Utah city of St. George has a new police chief. The Spectrum newspaper reports Richard Farnsworth has been sworn in after being appointed with a unanimous city council vote. City Councilwoman Michelle Randall called the choice a “no-brainer” and said Farnsworth would be a “great […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints wants members, the media and others to use the faith’s full name, saying nicknames are “a major victory for Satan.” Addressing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ twice-yearly conference Sunday in Salt […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s first black-founded church recently celebrated its 130th anniversary. The Deseret News reports Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church pastor Daniel Stalling, during a special celebratory sermon last Sunday, told members to hold on to their beliefs as they confront racism and difficult moments. Rev. Stalling joined others, […]
