SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have announced the launch of a new task force aimed at addressing opioid abuse in a state that has one of the highest rates of opioid-related deaths in the country. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said Friday that the task force is meant […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says it won’t change its longstanding practice of practicing political neutrality despite President Donald Trump’s executive order Thursday aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for religious organizations. Eric Hawkins, spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christs of Latter-day Saints, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers this year lowered the state’s DUI threshold to the strictest in the nation in an attempt to make roadways safer, but a new state reports shows drunk driving only contributed to about 13 percent of the state’s traffic deaths last year. Speeding and […]
MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Utah’s all-Republican House delegation voted Thursday in favor of a health care overhaul that could impact people with preexisting conditions, triggering serious worries from people who fit that category. Salt Lake City resident Emilee Sharp says she’s considering rushing a major spinal surgery in case she […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Three more names have been added to the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial wall at the state Capitol. Governor Herbert joined a crowd of about 200 people to pay tribute to officers who died in the line of duty. State Trooper Erik Ellsworth and West Valley City […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A Utah woman picked up by immigration agents and facing deportation is being given a temporary stay. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement released Silvia Avelar-Flores from custody yesterday. The immigration agency says Flores has 90 days to leave the United States under a deportation order handed down […]
(Kane County, UT) – The former Kane County treasurer who stole tens of thousands of dollars will spend a month behind bars. A judge also ordered Georgia Baca to pay over 35-thousand dollars in restitution after she agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors that saw them drop most of […]
(Cedar City, UT) – A Cedar City man is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after police say he videotaped a pre-teen girl while she used a shower. Investigators say the girl was showering in Patrick Ward’s home and found the camera in the bathroom. She told an adult […]
(St. George, UT) – A man is recovering at the hospital after a teen driver plowed into his Saint George home. Saint George News reports the 16-year-old driver told investigators he had looked at the radio and lost control of the car on West 360 North late Wednesday night before […]
Six young ladies will walk across the stage this Friday evening as they compete in the Miss Manti Pageant. Those competing for the crown include Amber Naylor, daughter of Mike and Alisha Traina and Andy Naylor; Jasmine Alcala, daughter of Martin and Clair Ann Alcala; Aubreigh McGregor, daughter of Charyce […]
