FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. (AP) — The closure of a coal-fired power plant in far northern Arizona led to the loss of $40 million in property tax revenue for Coconino County, county officials said. The Navajo Generating Station in Page, near the Arizona-Utah border, shut down in 2019. A trio of towering concrete stacks was demolished […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Whether talking to a teammate, close friend or complete stranger, San Jose State football player Drew Jenkins has a go-to question when discussing hot-button topics: “Are you OK with the society you live in?” “And most of their answers are no, they’re not OK,” the […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona politician who acknowledged running an illegal adoption scheme in three states that involved birth mothers from the Marshall Islands has asked an appeals court to throw out his six-year prison sentence, arguing a judge double-counted factors in the case that increased the severity of his punishment, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislative committee has passed a bill that would increase penalties and eliminate bail for rioting in response to last year’s protests against police brutality and racial injustice. Republican state Sen. David Hinkins presented the bill to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams passed the state House Wednesday in Utah, one of more than 20 states considering similar measures that opponents say would harm transgender teenagers. The lawmaker sponsoring the measure, Republican Rep. Kera Birkeland, said […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, covid-19 statistics were updated for Utah by the state department of health. 551,068 Utahns have been vaccinated. This is an increase of 18,083 in the past 24 hours. 377,143 Utahns (68.4 percent of those vaccinated) have received one dose. 173,925 Utahns (31.6 percent) have received the recommended […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bill Beecham, a longtime bureau chief for The Associated Press in Salt Lake City who oversaw coverage of several major stories including the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, has died at 79. He died Tuesday morning at the Highland Care Center in Salt Lake City, where […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A snowstorm in Utah has delayed business hours, closed doors for the day and postponed COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, weather officials said. The snow is expected to drift off in the afternoon, but several inches are expected to drop across the Wasatch Front, in the north-central part of […]
CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Joyce Dugan did not hesitate before sitting down inside the Cherokee Indian Hospital for her second and final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’m proud of our hospital,” the 72-year-old former tribal chief said as a nurse quietly prepped her arm. “I’m proud that we’re able […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House failed to pass a resolution that would have encouraged schools to retire Native American mascots. Several conservative state lawmakers spoke against the resolution, with one questioning whether legislators were being overly sensitive and if animal mascots would next be considered too controversial, […]
