(Sandy, UT) – A new man is in charge of the state’s GOP. Delegates picked Rob Anderson, the former chairman of the Davis County Republicans, during their annual convention on Saturday. Anderson said he wants to drop a lawsuit the party has pending against a law that lets political candidates get […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Transit Authority says collisions with crossing gates for TRAX and FrontRunner trains are costing Utahns over 300-thousand-dollars a year. The “Salt Lake Tribune” reports that drivers hit nearly 330 crossing gates last year, with an average cost of repair of about a-thousand-dollars. A UTA […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A chemical company founded by Jon Huntsman Sr. is about to merge with a Swiss rival. Salt Lake City-based Huntsman Corporation is expected to announce the all-stock deal with Clariant AG later today. The merger would create a combined company worth at least 14-billion-dollars, according to […]
(Erda, UT) – A Utah astronomer is happy that he was the first to see a star from a distant galaxy become a supernova. Patrick Wiggins was in his home observatory in Tooele County last week when he noticed a change in a star in what’s known as the Fireworks galaxy. […]
(Toquerville, UT) – Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused a blaze that destroyed a Toquerville home. By the time fire crews were able to arrive on the South Ashcreek Drive scene early Saturday, the home was fully involved in flames. Neighbors called 9-1-1 and actually helped get the […]
(St. George, UT) – Two teen runaways are back home and safe after being reported missing. Jaeliece Lewis and Sidney Sopko were spotted on Sunday in Saint George after they disappeared from their home on Thursday afternoon. Investigators say the 16 and 17-year-olds were also found with a missing 15-year-old boy, […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — As Utah Republicans met for their annual state convention Saturday, delegates broke from routine debates about party platforms to give Rep. Jason Chaffetz a warm send-off. Some said they were disappointed about his abrupt announcement this week that he’s stepping down from Congress, leaving his key […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — The Utah Republican Party will not endorse the use of medical marijuana following a lopsided convention vote. GOP delegates rejected the proposal with a vote of 70 percent to 30 percent after a spirited debate Saturday. While supporters argue that the drug can have life-changing effects […]
MONROE, Utah (AP) — A Utah solider killed in the Pearl Harbor bombing will finally get a proper funeral. Reports say U.S. Navy identified the remains of Navy Musician 1st Class Elliott Dean Larsen when they matched his DNA with his sister and niece. He had been reported missing in […]
A Manti woman was killed as the result of an accident on Main Street in Manti on Sunday evening about 9:50 p.m. when the car she was driving failed to stop at a stop sign. Marylynn Wilde, 80, was traveling west on 200 North when her vehicle entered the intersection […]
