SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has signed nearly four dozen more bills, including measures that simplify licensing for food trucks and get rid of a state law that bans the “advocacy of homosexuality” in schools. Herbert’s office said late Monday afternoon that the Republican governor had signed […]
(Washington, DC) – Saint George and Cedar City Congressman Chris Stewart contends government officials should find leakers of classified info and “crack them on the head.” The Republican made the comments during a House committee hearing with FBI Director James Comey regarding the influence of Russia in the 2016 presidential […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The mother of a 12-year-old Utah boy who was found severely malnourished early this year is facing two additional counts. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports the 36-year-old Toquerville woman is facing two more counts of aggravated intentional child abuse. The Associated Press is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Mormon Church is expanding its effort to help refugees around the world. The director of LDS Charities tells “Deseret News” that the Church’s First Presidency has added more money for refugee programs to this year’s budget. The new funding came after the Church did five-times […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Highway Patrol says there were no D-U-I related crashes on state roads over the Saint Patty’s weekend. They say after close to two thousand stops, 38 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence. They also issued 122 seat belt citations and 967 speeding […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Legislators have sent Utah Gov. Gary Herbert a handful of gun bills that tighten and loosen oversight on firearms. One bill would allow 18 to 20 year-olds to carry concealed weapons, despite concern from some lawmakers. Its sponsor has said that younger college students should […]
(Salt Lake City) The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food State Veterinarian, Dr. Barry Pittman, is using recent outbreaks of Strangles (Streptococcus equi) in Nevada and western Colorado to remind horse owners to be vigilant for signs of illness in their animals, especially when returning from shows or rodeo events. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert signed 33 bills on Monday, including a measure phasing out a tax credit for installing solar panels that legislators said was eating away at money for public schools. Herbert has started churning through the 535 bills Utah lawmakers passed this year before […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — President Trump’s proposed budget could hurt Utah arts organizations. “The Deseret News” says his plan to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts would kill eleven grants that go to Utah. Advocates for Utah arts organization say the damage could stretch into tens […]
(Orem, UT) — It’s unclear if a 16-year-old will face charges after being arrested for running naked through Orem traffic on Saturday. Police say they were forced to use a taser to subdue the teen male because he refused to obey officers’ orders. They say he admitted to being under […]
