PROVO, Utah (AP) — Overseas voters from Utah County will be able to cast a ballot from their smartphones as part of the state’s first mobile voting program. Utah officials announced Tuesday that the county will launch a pilot program for this year’s municipal primary and general elections. Eligible participants […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The largest wildfire at the nation’s primary nuclear research facility in recent history had been burning close to buildings containing nuclear fuel and other radioactive material but a change in wind direction Wednesday was pushing the flames into open range at the sprawling site in Idaho, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Department of Justice says the Utah attorney general’s office has failed to turn over documents for a federal investigation into allegations that state officials lied about budget cuts during the Great Recession to get federal grants. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the DOJ has […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Light rain falling Wednesday in a forested Arizona city helped crews battle a wildfire that has raged for days in a mountain pass recreation area overlooking the city, officials said. Up to 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain was allowing ground crews to directly attack the […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are warning of possible flooding as thunderstorms are expected to drench a forested Arizona city where a wildfire has scarred a mountainous area overlooking it and prompted anxious resident to pack up prized possessions. The National Weather Service said in a statement that numerous thunderstorms […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Residents are gathering to celebrate Utah’s history and recognize Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints pioneers who trekked West in search of religious freedom. Pioneer Day is a holiday primarily celebrated in Utah, but also in Pima, Ariz. every July 24 that features parades, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Governors from about 25 states are scheduled to gather in Utah this week for the summer conference of the National Governors Association. The state leaders are expected to discuss infrastructure, cybersecurity and health care at the three-day conference in Salt Lake City that runs Wednesday […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfire in northern Arizona (all times local): 4:20 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Flagstaff communities in the shadow of a wildfire. The weather service says up to an inch of rain already has fallen over […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A champion bodybuilder accused of raping a woman has turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued earlier this month. Court records indicate Shawn Rhoden attended a court hearing Tuesday in a Salt Lake City suburb and was booked into a county jail. He […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 64-year-old Utah man has been extradited to Reno to face a murder charge in the April death of the ex-husband of a controversial Clark County judge who died in 2014. Mark Burkett of Big Water, Utah was booked into the Washoe County Jail Monday on […]
