SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have rescued a woman who became wedged in a narrow slow canyon while hiking in southern Utah. The Deseret News reports that Garfield County spokeswoman Denise Dastrup said Monday that the woman was part of a group from the Denver area that went hiking in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A beloved pastor at a Baptist church in Utah has announced his retirement after 45 years of service. The Deseret News reports that hundreds attended a celebratory service Sunday at the Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City for the Rev. France Davis. He plans to retire […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A gay student who came out during a valedictorian speech at Brigham Young University is earning applause and admiration from students and notable figures like actress Kristin Chenoweth. Matt Easton said Monday he hopes the speech helps ease loneliness felt by other LGBTQ students at […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conservationists say they will fight a federal government proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in remote northeast Nevada, including open range that’s home to a dwindling species of ground-dwelling bird. A Center for Biological Diversity official threatened lawsuits after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho and Utah are seeking to intervene on the side of the federal government after four conservation groups asked a judge to immediately halt drilling, mining and other activities to protect sage grouse habitat in seven Western states. The two states filed documents in U.S. District […]
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice report shows Wyoming’s prison population grew the third fastest in the country in 2017. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the government figures released last week show the population in state prisons increased by 4.2% by the end of 2017. Wyoming’s prison growth was outpaced […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police in West Valley City are searching for a suspect after finding a man shot to death in a restaurant parking lot. Authorities say the incident occurred early Sunday when officers received several reports of shots fired at an apartment complex. An officer canvassing […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah media are reporting multiple injuries and at least one person in custody after what appears to be a riot at a residential center for adolescents. The KSL and KMYU TV stations report that several police agencies responded to reports of a fight that broke […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will allow 10 growers to produce the state’s medical marijuana — a limit that state officials say will prevent overproduction but a cannabis business consultant says could cause shortages. The state medical cannabis law enacted last year limits each grower to cultivating no more […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Salt Lake City say an argument between two teenagers at a park ended with a shooting that sent one boy to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. Police say they are still searching for the shooter and the victim is expected to survive. […]
