SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A conservation organization has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior over oil and gas leases offered in southeast Utah, claiming the parcels are packed with ancient cultural relics. Advocates for the West filed the suit Wednesday in federal court in Utah on […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Justin D. Hansen ends each podcast with the same sage advice for his listeners: “Go out and dispense some good today.” It’s a particularly fitting admonition given that the topic of the weekly show is PEZ dispensers, those handheld spring-loaded candy dispensers topped with the heads […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is trying to catch up to 10 states with laws allowing electronic monitoring and other technology that aim to deter abuse of vulnerable people at long-term care facilities following the rape of an incapacitated Phoenix woman who later gave birth. Cameras are most commonly used, but […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A conservation organization has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior over oil and gas leases offered in southeast Utah, claiming the parcels are packed with ancient cultural relics. The Deseret News reports Advocates for the West filed the suit Wednesday in federal court in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to raise low alcohol limits for beer sold at Utah grocery stores has cleared its first hurdle. The unanimous committee vote on Thursday came despite opposition from substance-abuse counselors and people worried about children getting higher-alcohol beer. Many local craft brewers are also […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah Senate committee has approved legislation barring abortions sought because a fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. This is the second year the bill has been introduced, and the committee vote on Wednesday came after the sponsor added language addressing concerns that the […]
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER. THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA…THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE MANTI- SKYLINE PLATEAU * AVALANCHE DANGER…THE DANGER REMAINS HIGH * REASON/IMPACTS…HEAVY […]
The widow and parents of a Utah mayor killed in action while serving in Afghanistan were honored during a special reception held in Washington, D.C. “I’m so full of gratitude,” said Jennie Taylor, the widow of Maj. Brent Taylor. The 39-year old Taylor was on leave as mayor of North […]
A bill that would reduce the number of Utahns covered under a voter-approved Medicaid expansion is on its way to a vote in the House. The House Business and Labor Committee passed SB96 on a 9-6 vote yesterday. Republican House leaders may schedule the bill for a vote as early […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — West Valley City police investigating the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy say they’ve recovered three guns and that one might have been used in the shooting. Police say the owner of one gun found in the home where Marquez Grajeda was shot Tuesday […]
