LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada agriculture officials say horses that competed at an equestrian center in Las Vegas earlier this month may have been exposed to an equine herpes virus. One horse from California and another from Clark County tested positive for EHV-1 and were placed under quarantine after competing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dump truck operator accused of killing six people while driving drunk has admitted to some criminal charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. The Deseret News reports Jamie Don McKenzie, of Heber City, entered guilty pleas Wednesday in 4th District Court to three counts […]
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. High-dollar resort communities on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Ritzy Los Angeles County suburbs. They all could be the next Paradise. A McClatchy analysis reveals more than 350,000 Californians live […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will make another global trip next month to Australia, New Zealand and several other countries. The Utah-based faith announced Wednesday that Russell M. Nelson will travel with his wife and Quorum of the Twelve […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah sheriff’s office has formed a committee tasked with recommending changes to improve safety at a jail where 13 people have died over the last decade. The Standard-Examiner reports the Davis County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that the new panel will conduct a life safety study at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of a new Utah law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, following through on a vow made when lawmakers considered the measure during this year’s legislative session. The law violates the U.S. Supreme […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly 100 Utah Army National Guard soldiers returned home following a 10-month deployment to the Middle East. The Deseret News reports the troops from the guard’s Echo Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, were greeted by a crowd of family and friends Tuesday at Roland R. Wright […]
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Arizona (AP) — An Arizona county attorney wants to investigate unspecified allegations of voter fraud during last year’s municipal elections in a rural community on the Arizona-Utah border that is home to a polygamous sect. Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith is requesting $8,000 in county funds to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A robbery suspect who was killed after leading police on a vehicle pursuit in Salt Lake City had fired his weapon numerous times at different locations throughout the metro area before officers found him and began the chase, authorities said Tuesday. A detailed timeline released […]
