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More lenient state laws could chill low-alcohol beer market

More lenient state laws could chill low-alcohol beer market

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Beer snobs are raising their mugs to a stronger brew in three states that once forbade grocers from selling anything but low-alcohol brands, and the changes could indirectly chill the industry in two others where such regulations remain. Until October, Oklahoma grocery and convenience stores could […]

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FBI seeks help to identify “Traveling Bandit”

FBI seeks help to identify “Traveling Bandit”

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The FBI is asking for help finding a suspected bank robber nicknamed “The Traveling Bandit.” News outlets report the FBI believes the man has robbed at least seven banks in six states since Dec. 28. Friday, the FBI office in Louisville, Kentucky, released photos of the […]

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Jury convicts ex-Utah State football player of rape charges

Jury convicts ex-Utah State football player of rape charges

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A jury Friday found a former Utah State University football player guilty of sexually assaulting six women while he was in college. The jury convicted 25-year-old Torrey Green of five counts of rape, one charge of object rape, a count of forcible sexual abuse and […]

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Romney backs Trump in shutdown showdown, questions Pelosi

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Friday he supports President Donald Trump’s push for a border wall that has led to a government shutdown and questioned why Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t agree to “another few miles” of barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Romney […]

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Company tied to polygamous sect leader buys Minnesota land

Company tied to polygamous sect leader buys Minnesota land

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) — A company tied to a man who led a polygamous sect’s South Dakota compound has purchased about 40 acres of land in northern Minnesota. Seth Jeffs is listed as registered agent for the company that acquired land west of the Lake Superior town of Grand […]

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Third man arrested in mall shooting that panicked shoppers

Third man arrested in mall shooting that panicked shoppers

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police have arrested a third person in connection with a gang-related shooting at a Utah mall that wounded two people and sent hundreds of panicked shoppers fleeing. Jail records show 20-year-old Flaviano Aguilar was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of riot and obstruction of justice. Police […]

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Roadway deaths drop in Utah for 2nd-straight year

Roadway deaths drop in Utah for 2nd-straight year

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New state statistics show that the number of people who died on Utah roadways decreased for the second consecutive year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the 264 deaths on Utah roadways in 2018 were the lowest since 2014 and down from 273 the year before. The […]

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Crew clearing huge avalanche that closed highway

Crew clearing huge avalanche that closed highway

9:53 am UDOT reported on its Twitter account that snowplows have had a successful breakthrough. The road is now all the way uncovered. PROVO, Utah (AP) — Crews are clearing away a massive avalanche that closed a state highway in a Utah canyon. Authorities said the slide had been triggered […]

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Heber Light and Power Confirms Power Outage In Midway

Heber Light and Power Confirms Power Outage In Midway

MIDWAY, Utah-Friday, per the official Twitter account of Heber Power & Light, a power outage is currently underway in Midway. Heber Power & Light confirms the power outage to be near Lime Canyon Road and they ask everyone to stay away from lines on the ground. To report an outage, […]

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Utah lawmaker wants to regulate emotional support animals

Utah lawmaker wants to regulate emotional support animals

CLINTON, Utah (AP) — Seven-year-old Skyrie Sacks has a backyard coop full of emotional support animals that — like their Pokémon namesakes — began their lives as a humble egg. And, according to her mom, Skyrie is out there with her eight chickens on most days that aren’t freezing or […]

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