BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is finalizing plans to ease restrictions on oil and gas drilling and other industries that were meant to protect an imperiled bird species that ranges across the American West, federal officials said Thursday. U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director Brian Steed told […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge in Utah judge has ruled in favor of an environmental lawsuit targeting companies operated by a star of the “Diesel Brothers” television show. The Standard-Examiner reported Wednesday that the Diesel Power Gear, 4×4 Anything and B&W Motors companies are subject to civil […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The public works director of a small northern Utah city is back to work following a stint on administrative leave after he was accused of pointing a gun at employees during a staff meeting. The Herald Journal newspaper in Logan reports that Mike Grunig returned to work Monday […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds is brushing the haters off his shoulders. The Grammy-winning rock singer posted a lengthy note on Instagram two weeks ago, calling out bands like Slipknot, the 1975 and Foster the People for taking shots at Imagine Dragons, a band that has dominated […]
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it has concluded that oil and gas leasing isn’t suitable for Humboldt-Toiyabe (toy-YAH’-bee) National Forest land in a mountain range in northeastern Nevada’s Elko County that is a popular recreation area. Forest officials announced Thursday that Forest Supervisor Bill Dunkelberger’s analysis […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Department of Transportation officials say the agency is close to meeting its budget for snow removal and is set to dip into its contingency funds. KUTV reported Wednesday that UDOT spokesman John Gleason says the agency, as of last Friday, had spent about $24 million of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers were set Thursday to end their annual legislative session after scaling back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion, passing a long-awaited update to the state’s hate crimes law and reaching a deal to increase the alcohol level in beer. Measures on other hot-button issues failed […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah couple was shot at their home, leaving the woman dead and her husband hospitalized in serious condition. Police identified the Sandy couple as 36-year-old Maureen Fiore-Webster and 38-year-old Jeffrey Webster. Detectives have not yet made any arrests but early evidence suggests a […]
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah-Per the official Twitter of UDOT, a crash is affecting traffic in the Heber Valley this morning. At 7:57 am, a crash occurred on eastbound U.S. 40 on the right shoulder at milepost 13 right at the junction of U.S. 40 with S.R. 32 near Jordanelle Reservoir. This […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Lawmakers in Arkansas and Utah sent their governors legislation Wednesday banning most abortions 18 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy, moving the states closer to enacting bans that could be among the strictest in the country. The Arkansas House gave final approval by an 86-1 vote […]
