SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The zoo in Salt Lake City has begun offering visitors a new behind-the-scenes tour of an area rarely seen by outsiders. The walk through Hogle Zoo’s animal hospital reveals what veterinarians see and what they do in real-life scenarios, like when a polar bear swallows […]
HARRISVILLE, Utah (AP) — Harrisville police say a man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot multiple times during an encounter with officers responding to a report of domestic disturbance. The Harrisville Police Department says the man was wielding a knife in each hand when confronted Saturday by officers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University has vowed to fight to keep its police department, as the state plans to decertify the force. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the private university on Friday filed a formal appeal with the Utah Department of Public Safety, calling the state’s efforts an “extreme […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The agency responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians has received funding to continue planning for and building facilities in New Mexico and Arizona. The Gallup Independent reports that Indian Health Service Navajo Area spokeswoman Jenny Notah said Thursday that Congress appropriated about $218 million […]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The day after Thanksgiving in 2009, James Kahler went to the home of his estranged wife’s grandmother, where he shot the two women, along with his two teenage daughters. No one — not even Kahler’s attorneys — disputes that he killed the four relatives. Instead, his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah landlords say an increasing number of renters are claiming their pets are emotional support animals and not subject to pet deposits and pet rents. Landlords are struggling to determine which renters legitimately need the pets for medical reasons and which renters have fraudulently obtained […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a proposal to ban abortions if the only reason is the fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. But the legislation signed Friday will only go into effect if a similar law is upheld in court elsewhere, a provision […]
BLUFFDALE, Utah (AP) — The remains of a World War II pilot have been laid to rest in his home state of Utah after being returned from Germany. The Salt Lake City Tribune reported that the burial for Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield came 74 years to the day […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah gun rights advocate can keep his bump stock, at least for now, as he sues over the Trump administration’s ban on the attachment that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The temporary stay handed down Thursday by the U.S. 10th Circuit […]
