(Washington, DC) – Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is reportedly going to be the next ambassador to Russia. Multiple reports say President Trump offered the post to Huntsman and that he’s accepted. Huntsman will be the top diplomat in Russia amid frayed relations between the U.S. and Moscow. Huntsman previously […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislators enter their final day of the legislative session trying to finalize dozens of bills. That includes one that would lower the minimum age to obtain a concealed-carry permit to 18, down from 21 years old. Another still pending would require doctors to tell […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal allowing Utah restaurants to prepare alcoholic drinks in full view of customers is headed to Gov. Gary Herbert, who is expected to sign the measure. Utah’s House voted 53-17 to approve final changes to the measure Wednesday afternoon, minutes after the state Senate […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top oil and natural gas regulator says a giant cloud of the greenhouse gas methane hanging over the Southwestern United States comes in large part from natural seeps from underground formations and coal mining operations. At a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, acting New […]
Skyline Drive, a local country music duo consisting of brothers Luc and Ross Christensen of Spring City, are headed to Nashville to compete in the 35th Country Music Showdown. Skyline Drive won the Utah competition at the State Fair in September, then advanced to the regional competition held in New […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislators have approved a bill that would make the state’s DUI threshold the strictest in the nation by lowering the limit for a driver’s blood-alcohol content to .05 percent. The Senate approved the measure Wednesday evening, with legislators saying it would save lives by […]
The final defendant in a case involving the robbery and subsequent murder of two Mt. Pleasant residents has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from her involvement in the crimes. Angela Atwood pleaded guilty to reduced charges of burglary of a dwelling, a 2nd degree felony; and attempted robbery, a 3rd […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Senator Mike Lee is among a group of lawmakers standing up to a new House Republican proposal to replace Obamacare. Lee insists that repealing Obamacare should be the first task on Congress’s plate. He said the Obamacare replacement plan just introduced in the House isn’t the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers want to require the state to test every rape kit submitted to them by police. The state Senate passed a bill yesterday that would fund the processing of any rape kits still untested statewide. Lawmakers agreed to put just over a-million-dollars toward funding […]
(St. George, UT) — Officials want you to be aware of a utility scam that continues to make the rounds. The state Division of Consumer Protection says callers scare people into forking over money from reloadable cards. They tell them they owe money to Rocky Mountain Power and they face […]
