Timberline Ace Hardware will have a new building as the Heber City Planning Commission unanimously approved the design plans for the new location in the Amsco Development behind Panda Express. Just shy of 20,000 sq feet the Timberline Ace Hardware will include 84 parking stalls, a small restaurant inside and […]
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A contractor has finished cleaning up contaminated soil at a former research reactor site at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Environmental officials with the U.S. Energy Department confirmed Tuesday that the work was done by Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos. Officials believe the polychlorinated biphenyl, or […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a Colorado River drought plan (all times local): 3 p.m. A California irrigation district that has the largest entitlement to Colorado River water says it doesn’t support proposed federal legislation to implement a multi-state drought plan. The Imperial Irrigation District says language in […]
WAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — An effort to revive a Hawaii resort that hosted Elvis in its heyday has collapsed due to financial difficulties. The Garden Island reported Tuesday that the project to redevelop the former Coco Palms resort fell apart after developers defaulted on $11.2 million in financing. Two Utah-based companies that […]
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The case of a Colorado man accused of trying to kill a Utah rancher’s cattle is scheduled to go to trial next week. The Durango Herald reports Mark Franklin is scheduled to be tried in Utah’s Carbon County on charges of trespassing and wanton destruction of livestock. Prosecutors […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed into law a compromise deal reached by state lawmakers that raises the amount of alcohol allowed in beer sold in grocery and convenience stores. Herbert announced the signing Tuesday afternoon of a law that raises the alcohol limit to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former county commissioner Phil Lyman is scoffing at the argument by federal prosecutors that he should increase his monthly restitution payment for leading an illegal ATV protest ride in 2014 because he’s a now state legislator. Lyman wrote in a court filing Friday that he […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada agriculture officials say they will lift by the end of the week all quarantines ordered after three horses tested positive for an equine herpes virus. The Nevada Department of Agriculture officials say they lifted the first quarantine at a Clark County facility Monday where a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, setting the stage for a legal showdown. Though the Republican governor said the measure signed late Monday strikes a balance, opponents said it is unconstitutional and promised to sue. […]
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials are in search of funding to replace two, deteriorating tribal jails. U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan toured one in Shiprock last week that has asbestos, lead and mold. The Farmington Daily Times reports Lujan saw cracks in walls, plumbing issues and cramped spaces in what […]
