WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a new federal judge in Eastern Texas, despite comments he made disparaging former President Barack Obama. Lawyer Michael Truncale was confirmed, 49-46, on Tuesday. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote against President Donald Trump’s nominee. Romney said in a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury in Las Vegas has found a former Internal Revenue Service employee guilty of evading taxes for more than 20 years and obstructing tax agents who tried to collect. Prosecutors said Tuesday that 71-year-old Craig P. Orrock, of Sandy, Utah, could face up to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s lieutenant governor said Tuesday he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2020, a widely anticipated announcement that positions him as an early front runner. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox made the campaign announcement via Twitter in a video that focused on his rural […]
Expedia and major hotel companies were already facing two federal lawsuits alleging that they conspired to stifle competition. Now they’re also being investigated by Utah’s attorney general. In documents filed last week in Utah, the attorney general’s office revealed it’s investigating whether Marriott, Hilton and other hotel companies and Expedia […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Starting Tuesday, people convicted of hate crimes can be subject to harsher punishment, 15-year-olds can no longer be married and the state’s “stand your ground” law will get stronger. Lawmakers passed 574 bills this year, setting a record, and most of those new laws will […]
PRICE, Utah (AP) — A man who allegedly threatened to kill people in a rural Utah church he sometimes attends has been arrested. Police say 32-year-old Brenden John Polito was booked into the Carbon County Jail Sunday after he sent threatening messages on Facebook audio to the pastor of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a cave near the Utah-Nevada border that was home to ancient humans has been damaged after a recent break-in. Utah State Parks said in a news release Monday that the suspects broke through a gate at the entrance of the Danger Cave State […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a paraglider was flown to a hospital after crashing into a hill in Utah County. Utah County Sheriff Sgt. Spencer Cannon tells KSL the man may have broken his back and legs in the Monday morning collision at Point of the Mountain Flight Park in Lehi. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced its opposition Monday to a comprehensive nondiscrimination bill that faces long odds in Congress, saying the legislation doesn’t “meet the standard of fairness for all,” contending it would strip key religious freedom protections. The faith said […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A giant creature has found a new job guarding a southern Utah business. The St. George Spectrum reports that the “Giant Spider” sculpture will be the new mascot of Morgan Pest Control in St. George starting this week. Artist Deveren Farley said he built the 17-foot (5-meter) […]
