SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah death-row inmate whose double-murder case was featured in the book “Under the Banner of Heaven” is asking an appeals court to hear his case again. The Deseret News reports the request for the full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear Ron Lafferty’s case comes […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A ski resort in northern Utah is planning to charge visitors for parking in a bid to reduce traffic and emissions. Solitude Mountain Resort announced the new initiative in a press release Wednesday. Resort President and Chief Operating Officer Kim Mayhew said the decision was […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Tuesday evening, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest gave an update on their construction along U.S. Highway 40 in the Strawberry Valley (Daniels Summit-Soldier Creek) area. Crews are finishing rumble strips and striping work between mileposts 46 and 52. Drivers are advised to slow down and be cautious throughout this […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A police officer who investigators say failed to relay a report about a University of Utah student’s ex-boyfriend before she was killed has resigned and joined another department. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Miguel Deras quit last week and has been hired to work as an officer […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Latest on a speech by the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (all times local): 12:40 p.m. The leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ is reaffirming that the religion must stick to its opposition of gay marriage […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is the latest of nearly two dozen states across the country that are spending millions of their own money to make sure residents fill out next year’s census form amid fears that undercounting could mean losing federal funding or crucial seats in Congress. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislators have passed a measure to make it easier for businesses to prepare to sell higher-strength beer ahead of the Nov. 1 effective date. The bill lawmakers approved during Monday’s special session gives retailers a one-week grace period to purchase and store 4% beer […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has formally approved a settlement with former state Attorney General John Swallow after he was acquitted of bribery. The $1.5 million settlement was agreed upon in a special session Monday to reimburse the former attorney general for his legal fees. Officials say […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a wind-fueled wildfire in foothills east of Layton is now 10% contained. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Kim Osborn said Tuesday morning that the fire has grown to about 365 acres (148 hectares) amid high winds in foothills east of Layton near the smaller […]
GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a fire destroyed a Tooele County cabin and spread to a nearby mountainside in north-central Utah before being put out. North Tooele Fire Chief Randy Willden said the owner stayed in the cabin over the weekend and that the cause of the fire reported […]
