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The Latest: Reopened national park allows seals viewing

The Latest: Reopened national park allows seals viewing

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on efforts to clean up and repair damage at national parks after the government shutdown (all times local): 9:05 a.m. Tourists unable to visit a popular beach in Northern California that was taken over by a colony of nursing elephant seals during the […]

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Bureau of Reclamation to discuss drought plan going forward

Bureau of Reclamation to discuss drought plan going forward

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — All seven Western states that rely on Colorado River water now have agreed to a plan to keep key reservoirs from plummeting. Arizona lawmakers approved the plan late Thursday, becoming the last state to meet a deadline set by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The bureau’s […]

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Arizona lawmakers back Colorado River drought plan

Arizona lawmakers back Colorado River drought plan

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers voted Thursday to let the state join a drought plan for the Colorado River, narrowly meeting a federal deadline that threatened to blow up a compromise years in the making for the seven states that draw water from the constrained river. Arizona is the only […]

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House passes proposal to allow campaign funds for child care

House passes proposal to allow campaign funds for child care

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House has passed a plan to allow candidates running for office to pay for child care with campaign funds. The Thursday vote of 72-1 comes as a number of states weigh the question following a record-setting year for women running for office. It […]

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Bayern signs American teenager Taylor Booth from Salt Lake

Bayern signs American teenager Taylor Booth from Salt Lake

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has signed American teenager Taylor Booth to its youth academy. The German club said Thursday that the 17-year-old midfielder has signed a 3 ½-year deal, switching from MLS club Real Salt Lake. Booth is expected to play for Bayern’s Under-19 team for the second half […]

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Father: Video shows baby sitter kicking 5-month-old twins

Father: Video shows baby sitter kicking 5-month-old twins

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah baby sitter has turned herself in after she was caught on camera physically abusing two 5-month-old twin girls. KUTV reports a $75,000 warrant was issued Wednesday for the arrest of Mckenna Newell. The twins’ father told West Jordan police that he reviewed video […]

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Jr. High Student Shot

Jr. High Student Shot

A 16-year-old boy suffered minor injuries in a shooting in the parking lot of Midvale Middle School early today. Officers received two calls of shots fired near 7852 S. Pioneer Street about 12:40 a.m. About 30 minutes later, Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray said dispatchers received another call from a […]

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Outdoor industry pushes political fight over lands, climate

Outdoor industry pushes political fight over lands, climate

DENVER (AP) — Two years after jumping into a fight with the Trump administration over public lands, the U.S. outdoor industry is turning up the political pressure — though its impact is difficult to measure. Thousands of manufacturers and retailers gathered in Denver starting Wednesday for the annual Outdoor Retailer […]

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Utah Highway Patrol: Town’s police chief accused of DUI

Utah Highway Patrol: Town’s police chief accused of DUI

MANTUA, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah town’s police is accused of driving a police car while under the influence. The Utah Highway Patrol says troopers arrested Shane Zilles late Tuesday after he allegedly failed a field sobriety conducted after troopers saw a Mantua Police Department car being driven at […]

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Arizona lawmakers to debate drought plan ahead of deadline

Arizona lawmakers to debate drought plan ahead of deadline

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers face a deadline Thursday to let the state join a drought plan for the Colorado River or risk blowing up a compromise years in the making for the seven states that draw water from the constrained river. Arizona is the only state that requires legislative […]

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