SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan woman who was deported from Utah a year ago has since made the heart-wrenching decision to send two of her children back to the United States without her. The Deseret News reports Maria Santiago Garcia reluctantly determined the future would be bleak for them in […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Logan say a driver fell asleep at the wheel and caused a crash that left one person dead. Logan police say the collision occurred Sunday afternoon on U.S. 89 and also injured several people. Police Chief Gary Jensen says the driver of an SUV […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say the body of a man has been recovered from a Salt Lake City apartment building after a fire. Salt Lake City Fire Department officials say crews responded to a report of a blaze at Beck Street Apartments around 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The Deseret […]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Republican U.S. Senator from Utah blocked a vote on a bill to grant federal recognition to Montana’s Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The U.S. House passed a bill in September that would have required the federal government to set aside a small amount of […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has proposed adding $5 million per year to Utah’s public-defender system, a move that advocates say would be a step toward fixing a system can fall short for people who are accused of crimes but can’t afford their own lawyer. The Standard-Examiner reports the request […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Several national parks that are big tourist draws in the US Southwest remained open Saturday during the federal government shutdown while other parks and monuments locked their gates and doors. Arizona and Utah officials implemented funding plans to keep open Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches, Bryce Canyon and […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah cities where wildfires forced thousands of people to evacuate in September are now beginning to confront the long-term damage, including possible mudslides and debris flow. Utah County is asking the federal government for $20 million to help mitigate future problems, which could include damage to […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy, a Utah-based utility and a contractor that operates an eastern Idaho nuclear research facility have reached an agreement involving plans to build a dozen small modular nuclear reactors in eastern Idaho. The Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy on Friday announced […]
EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah (AP) — Maria Behrmann begins missing her family in September, when she and her mother have birthdays. The longing continues through late October, about the time in 2011 when her father died. He stayed in touch with Behrmann, even though it violated instructions he had received from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan will have one less financial worry this holiday season after a charity paid off their mortgage. Brent Taylor’s widow, Jennie Taylor, said Thursday on “Fox & Friends” that she had […]
