KAIBETO, Ariz. (AP) — Miranda Haskie sits amid the glow of candles at her kitchen table as the sun sinks into a deep blue horizon silhouetting juniper trees and a nearby mesa. Her husband, Jimmie Long, Jr., fishes for the wick to light a kerosene lamp as the couple and […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The Ogden-based Standard-Examiner and Daily Herald in Provo have a new leader. The Standard-Examiner reports Scott Blonde began his new role Tuesday as publisher of the two Ogden Newspapers-owned publications. He comes to Utah from Florida-based Breeze Newspapers, another Ogden Newspapers property. Blonde replaces publisher Rhett […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government’s approval of the early stages of an oil shale project near the Utah-Colorado border. The lawsuit filed Thursday by a coalition including Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity challenges the Bureau of Land Management’s […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah school district has suspended a policy that prohibited schools from memorializing deceased students at graduation ceremonies. The Standard-Examiner reports the Ogden School Board voted Thursday to suspend the policy following an effort by Ben Lomond High School students to recognize two classmates who died during the […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A federal court has dismissed the Navajo Nation’s lawsuit against the U.S. government and Winslow, Arizona over the police shooting of a tribal member. The Gallup Independent reports Judge G. Murray Snow ruled last week that the tribe lack standing and “did not suffer a legally cognizable […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators say child pornography arrests have nearly doubled in Utah over the last five years, mirroring a nationwide trend. Experts say rapid technological developments are making it easier for people to find the images and also helping investigators catch violators. Commander Jessica Farnsworth of Utah’s […]
CRANBROOK, British Columbia (AP) — A former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practices polygamy in the Canadian province of British Columbia was found guilty Friday of taking an underage girl to be married in the United States. British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Martha Devlin said it is reasonable […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s unemployment rate has dropped, with state officials saying April’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9 percent was down from 3 percent in March. The Department of Workforce Services monthly report released Friday says Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for April grew by an estimated 3.2 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is covering the cost of transitioning up to 300 intellectually disabled people out of intermediate care facilities and into homes or community-based programs. The Deseret News reported Thursday that state lawmakers have directed $7.3 million to fund transition costs and to incentivize the care facilities to […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Friday, the Uintah-Wasatch-Cache National Forest reported the immediate closure of Whiskey Springs as of 11:32 am on its official Twitter accout. This is because of flooding issues. The forest reports it will be reopen when coniditions improve. If you are out adventuring this weekend, please remember to be […]
