(Iron County, UT) – Eight female employees and the Iron County School District have agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. The women sued the district after another employee, Samuel Naim El-Halta, made repeated lewd comments to them and administrators at Cedar Middle School did nothing more than ask him to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials have given the go-ahead for the sale of a big coal lease in central Utah, despite concern from conservation groups who say the move will hurt the environment. The U.S. Interior Department announced on Wednesday that they had finalized a $22 million Greens […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A civilian employee who ran the U.S. Army supply and logistics center at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah has pleaded not guilty to a federal theft of government property charge. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that U.S. District Magistrate Judge Paul Warner on Wednesday set […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A video appears to show a Mormon missionary fighting off two robbers while serving in Brazil. The video taken Saturday shows two men drive up to the American missionary on a motorcycle. After one man pulls out a gun, the missionary wrestles it away from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is allowing Utah’s top federal prosecutor to stay on the job for four more months as the interim U.S. Attorney in the state. U.S. Attorney for Utah John W. Huber submitted his letter of resignation on Friday, along with dozens of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Restaurant groups and officials from Utah’s skiing industry are urging Gov. Gary Herbert to veto a bill that would give Utah the strictest drunken driving threshold in the nation, lowering the blood alcohol limit to .05 from .08. The Salt Lake Area Restaurant Association, Ski […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Jason Chaffetz are trying to repeal a federal plan to reduce haze at eastern Utah national parks from nearby coal-powered plants. The proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would require two coal-powered plants in Utah to cut emissions […]
(Cedar City, UT) – Southern Utah University sees a dramatic drop off in students between its fall and spring semesters. Its student count fell by over a thousand in this spring, more than double the drop off in the previous year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports about 285 students graduated early […]
(Cedar City, UT) – A man is facing burglary and theft charges for taking thousands of quarters from vending machines at an apartment complex laundry room. Police say Chad Hendrickson hit the machines in Saint George twice last week, getting away with 400-hundred dollars in change and doing about 550-dollars in […]
Six young ladies will compete for the title of Miss Lamb Days this Saturday. The pageant will be held at Fountain Green Elementary School beginning at 7 p.m. Participants this year include Ann Oldroyd, daughter of Darrell and Collett Oldroyd and the late Calli Oldroyd; Hailei Bailey, daughter of Robert […]
