SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah State University will pay $172,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after a college student was killed when he hit a “slack line” rope tied between two trees while riding his bike. Documents released by the university detail the settlement reached in the death of […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Las Vegas is pushing back the trial date for Nevada rancher and states’ rights advocate Cliven Bundy, four of his sons and six other defendants until after a retrial for at least four men whose prosecution ended with a hung jury. Chief […]
(Evanston, WY) — Three Utahns are in custody after a meth bust in Wyoming. Police say more than two dozen were arrested yesterday in a raid targeting a loosely organized drug trafficking ring based in Green River, Wyoming. The suspects from Salt Lake City, Midvale and Manti were arrested for […]
(San Juan County, UT) — Classes are cancelled today at two Montezuma Creek schools for no specific reason. The San Juan County School District says normal schedules will resume Monday. KUTV News says classes are canceled because of an ongoing hunt started last night for a shooting suspect in the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Salt Lake City firefighter demoted after alleging misconduct in the department is getting her rank back. Martha Ellis won an appeal yesterday to the city’s Civil Service Commission to restore her title of battalion chief after being demoted last year to captain. She’s also […]
(Hurricane, UT) – About 165 new jobs will come from a 40-million-dollar expansion by a salad dressing maker in Hurricane. Litehouse is adding about 180-thousand square feet to its plant with plans calling for the expansion to be completed by next March, according to Saint George News. Those new jobs will […]
(Zion National Park, UT) – Campfires in most of Zion National Park will be prohibited starting this Tuesday. The park says it is issuing the ban because invasive vegetation in the park grew larger because of the late spring rains but it is now beginning to dry out. Starting Tuesday, all […]
(St. George, UT) – An Oregon man makes his first appearance in a Saint George courtroom after police arrested him in a child sex sting. Jeremy Fisher allegedly responded to an online ad posted by investigators, claiming a mother wanted someone to teach her 13-year-old daughter about sex. Fisher also allegedly […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Drivers around the state are being reminded to fasten their seat belts or risk getting a ticket. The annual statewide “Click It or Ticket” campaign will kick off on Monday, with law enforcement officers working overtime to make sure drivers are buckled up. State officials say […]
