SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has passed a plan to allow political candidates and elected officials to pay for child care with campaign contributions. The Tuesday vote sends the bill to Republican Gov. Gary Herbert. It comes as a number of states weigh the question following a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Mexico President Vicente Fox is reiterating his strong opposition to United States President Donald Trump’s push for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Fox said Tuesday while speaking at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City: “Walls divide. We must build bridges.” Fox […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — University of Utah President Ruth Watkins says the college has begun making changes to correct deficiencies exposed in the lead-up to the fatal shooting of a track athlete on campus by her ex-boyfriend last year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Watkins told the university’s board of trustees […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming is closer to allowing a select number of students from neighboring states to qualify for its in-state college scholarship program. The proposal passed an initial vote in the state Senate on Tuesday after earlier clearing the House. The bill would allow as many as 24 […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say a downtown Provo restaurant is likely a total loss after a fire started in the basement and then engulfed the establishment. Provo Fire and Rescue teams arrived Monday night to a fire at the Los Hermanos restaurant. Dean York with the Provo Fire Department […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has unanimously approved removing a provision in the state constitution that allows slavery as punishment for a crime. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Democratic Rep. Sandra Hollins said Monday that the line no longer reflects the character of the state or its […]
http://www.wasatch.edu/Page/12286?fbclid=IwAR2i9W22_-NLuHGBK70NuBSJ_RIjeRWjSafqlKs6Y1GlaZNmBBOoWDZJnCI As Wasatch County continues to grow exponentially, it has become necessary for the District to examine School Choice procedures to ensure that we have room at each school to accommodate the students within that school’s boundaries. To that end, we are introducing a new School Choice policy, the result […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a teen was killed and his brother was critically injured in a shooting in Ogden. Ogden Police Lt. Clint Christensen says the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Family members identified the boy killed as 16-year-old Kamron Johnson. His brother, 22-year-old Eric Johnson, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has come out against a proposal to allow more alcohol in Utah beer, a position that could hurt the state’s chances of joining most of the country in shedding low alcohol limits. Church lobbyist […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 for a fire that spread to national forest land north of Salt Lake City. The U.S. attorney’s office says Jayson Ross Orvis of Bountiful agreed to the settlement for the August 2017 fire that burned about […]
