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Orrin Hatch ends 4-decade Senate run as unique GOP voice

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin Hatch ended his tenure Thursday as the longest-serving Republican senator in history, capping a unique career that positioned him as one of the most prominent conservatives in the United States. The departure of the vocal supporter of President Donald Trump ushers in another outsized […]

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Flooding displaces residents of building at senior facility

Flooding displaces residents of building at senior facility

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Approximately 100 residents of a senior living center in a Salt Lake City suburb were displaced by flooding caused by a broken pipe early Thursday morning. Evacuated residents initially stayed in a lobby in another building at the facility in Taylorsville and most were able to […]

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Utah’s poor air quality under spotlight again

Utah’s poor air quality under spotlight again

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Northern Utah’s air quality issues that flare up in the winter are back under the spotlight as a coalition of environmental groups is putting the Environmental Protection Agency on notice it will sue if it doesn’t hold Utah and Arizona accountable for missing deadlines to […]

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Group to search abandoned mine for remains of missing woman

Group to search abandoned mine for remains of missing woman

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A search group plans to re-examine an abandoned mine shaft in Utah’s West Desert over the next month with the hope of finding the remains of a mother who disappeared nine years ago. The Utah Cold Case Coalition is organizing the search for the remains […]

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DJ Art Laboe, 93, spins oldies to link inmates and family

DJ Art Laboe, 93, spins oldies to link inmates and family

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — It’s approaching 9 p.m. and Art Laboe adjusts the microphone as Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” ends. “And now it’s time for you to call up for those goodnight dedications,” Laboe announces. “Hello?” a young girl says. “I want to dedicate this to my dad […]

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Man who grabbed woman off trail sentenced to prison

Man who grabbed woman off trail sentenced to prison

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap a woman has been sentenced. The Standard-Examiner reports Jorge Pedro Soria Nieto, of Ogden, was sentenced Wednesday to serve six years to life in a state prison. Nieto pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree […]

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Navajo legislation on tribal energy company withdrawn

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation Council legislation to allow a tribal-owned energy company to become a for-profit corporation was withdrawn before it could be considered. The Gallup Independent reports that the bill sought approval for a federal charter for Navajo Transitional Energy Company to purchase Navajo Generating Station and the Peabody […]

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Republicans worry a primary challenge would hurt Trump

Republicans worry a primary challenge would hurt Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump declared himself “the most popular president in the history of the Republican Party” on Wednesday. Yet his allies fear a primary challenge from a high-profile Republican could doom his re-election. The concern was outlined in a private email shared among Republican National Committee members […]

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Snow on saguaros: Desert cities in US Southwest see freeze

Snow on saguaros: Desert cities in US Southwest see freeze

PHOENIX (AP) — The weather was flipped Wednesday throughout much of the U.S. West, with snow falling on cactuses in the Arizona desert and Anchorage seeing balmy weather — at least by Alaska standards. In Phoenix, the overnight low was 30 degrees for the first time in five years and […]

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Announces Four New Missions

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Announces Four New Missions

SALT LAKE CITY-Per an official report from FOX 13 in Salt Lake City, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced locations for four new international mission zones Wednesday. Furthermore, the Salt Lake City-based faith announced boundary changes to 12 other mission zones. As of July 1, 2019, the […]

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