CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah (AP) — Cedar Breaks National Monument and the main road through it are scheduled to open Tuesday after being closed due to late spring snow accumulation. While the monument and Scenic Road 148 will open Tuesday, monument officials said visitor facilities, restrooms and ranger programs are not […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Police were able to quickly connect a man to the disappearance and death of a 5-year-old Utah girl using a new type of DNA test that can produce results within hours, authorities said. Logan police used a Rapid DNA test to link Alex Whipple to the […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Scientists tasked with reviewing government plans to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. said in a report released Friday that the proposal has numerous factual errors and other problems. The five-member scientific panel’s conclusions were detailed in a 245-page report delivered to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — There’s likely a new baby condor at Zion National Park in southwest Utah. Park rangers said Thursday that they suspect a pair of endangered California condors has hatched their first egg because of behavior changes between the birds. They estimate the chick to be about […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge is delaying the trial of a Utah man accused of running a multimillion operation selling powerful opioids disguised as prescription drugs. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball decided Friday that the trial of Aaron Michael Shamo will begin Aug. 12 to give defense […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — An independent investigation has determined a Salt Lake City suburb violated technical notice rules and should have warned residents sooner when part of the city’s water system became contaminated. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a law firm examined the city of Sandy’s response when a pump failed tainting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a University of Utah student killed by her ex-boyfriend have said their formerly shy daughter was brimming with confidence and excited to graduate before she was fatally shot on campus last year. Jill and Matt McCluskey told the Deseret News newspaper in Salt Lake […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — By the time lunchtime rolled around, Quinten Salt only had one vial of mosquito larvae in his pocket. That was a lower number than usual — but not surprising considering recent weather conditions. The wetter- and colder-than-usual spring has made it difficult for local mosquito […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have determined that more than 30 deer found near a landfill in northeastern Utah died from starvation, diseases and other causes. The Division of Wildlife Resources said Friday said officials found plastic bags and latex gloves in some of the deers’ remains but […]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who was shot eight times during a shooting spree that killed another man and critically injured a highway patrol trooper is returning home this weekend. Casey Blanchard of Stevensville was treated at the University of Utah Hospital after being shot March 14 in […]
