SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has denied a Brigham Young University professor’s emergency request to be allowed to run in a packed Republican field to replace outgoing Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Chia-Chi Teng is teaching in China this summer. He tried to file to run in a special election […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A Utah-based company is about to start the first human trials of a therapy to fully regenerate skin in burn patients. Researchers at PolarityTE in Salt Lake City say they have come up with a treatment that uses stem cells and biological growth factors that can […]
(Provo, UT) — A Spanish Fork woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband faces up to five years in prison after pleading no contest. Billie Jo Agee entered the plea yesterday to one count of criminal solicitation. She was accused of trying to have […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities found a body in Zion National Park while they were investigating calls about an abandoned vehicle. The Deseret News reports the body was recovered on Thursday by park staff. A helicopter was used to retrieve the person. Authorities were following up on reports of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Backers of an initiative aimed to raise taxes for education are planning to launch a campaign next week to get their proposal on the November 2018 ballot. Supporters of the Our Schools Now say they want to raise the income tax by seven-eighths of a […]
OAKLEY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah are ratcheting up warnings telling people to stay away from the raging, icy waterways that are extremely dangerous this spring due to a snowy winter and wet spring. The conditions have also triggered flood alerts and led officials to offer sand bags to […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The findings of an investigation initiated by a U.S. senator into the spending of federal housing grants on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation suggest mismanagement resulted in cost overruns and delays. Top Navajo Nation officials on Thursday detailed the findings along with numerous recommendations made […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The mayor of Salt Lake City says Utah’s capital city will continue to follow the guidelines of the Paris climate change accord despite Republican President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the pact. Mayor Jackie Biskupski, a Democrat, said in a news […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police records show a woman who filed a sexual assault complaint against the former Provo police chief says she was afraid to refuse his advances because of his powerful position. The report released Thursday shows former Provo Police Chief John King acknowledged having sex with […]
