SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The families of two Arizona women who died last year in Utah when their ATVs caught fire after tipping over have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that made the vehicle: Polaris Industries. The families of 28-year-old Destiny Dixon and 51-year-old Debbie Swann […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new law requires bar and restaurant owners in Utah to hang a sign by their door disclosing the business’ serving intentions. Reports say starting on May 9 it will be illegal in the state to be a restaurant but not have a sign saying, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state officials say the FBI wants to take a look at their investigation of a remote Utah county jail under investigation for allegations of inmate mistreatment. Utah Department of Corrections spokeswoman Maria Peterson said Tuesday that the agency plans to provide the report soon […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The CEO of the University of Utah’s cancer research institute who was fired last week has been reinstated following widespread outrage over the ousting. The school’s president said in a statement Tuesday that Mary Beckerle would return to her position, which she had held since […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating the review of dozens of national monuments designated by his predecessors over the past 20 years. Trump’s move could upend protections of federal lands in Utah and other states. Trump says during an appearance at the Interior Department […]
After two separate vehicle thefts, the Millard County Sheriff’s Office is reminding car owners to lock up their automobiles when they aren’t in use. The Sheriff says that one of the thefts took place in Scipio, the other was in Delta. According to the Millard County Sheriff’s Facebook page, “Both […]
(Washington, DC) — Two national monuments in Utah are facing a review this week as part of a wider look at a century-old law that allows presidents to set aside huge areas of federal land without congressional approval. Tomorrow, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order demanding the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The death of two Arizona women last year in Grand County has led attorneys in Utah to file a wrongful death lawsuit against ATV maker Polaris. Last Labor Day weekend, Destiny Dixon and Debbie Swann were killed when their ATV tipped on its side and […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A former state forensic scientist has been sentenced to spend up to life in prison for sexually abusing two children. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that 55-year-old Michael Hepworth was ordered to concurrently serve the maximum sentence for each of five counts. Hepworth had been […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Recess is fun, but it isn’t always safe. A new study by the Utah Department of Health found about 5,100 elementary school students were injured on school playgrounds in the state over three years. The annual average over that time — about 1,700 students a […]
