SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a federal judge in Utah erred in a 2014 decision striking down protections for a kind of prairie dog found only in that state, a decision environmentalists said would have undermined the Endangered Species Act. The Denver-based 10th […]
SALT LAKE CITY-In breaking news from the National Weather Service out of Salt Lake City, a weather advisory warning is in effect commencing Thursday evening. As of 6:00 pm MDT Thursday, the Sanpete and Sevier valleys will be under the warning through 6:00 am MDT Saturday. It is anticipated that […]
(Daggett County, UT) — A body found at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is identified as a 59-year-old man missing since January. Daggett County authorities say Phil Sabey’s empty car was found at a boat ramp the day after he’d gone to the reservoir to fish. He had recently moved to Manila, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sen. Orrin Hatch says he’s still considering running for his Utah Senate seat next year but might forgo a run if former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney jumped in. Hatch told the National Journal on Tuesday that if he could get “a really outstanding person” […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s ski season is winding down with a lot of snow still on the slopes. Solitude, Snowbird and Alta got more than a foot of new snow yesterday, while ten inches were reported at Brighton, and seven at Park City. Beaver Mountain still has a […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The city of Cedar Hills is testing water and soil to determine if there were any heavy metals in sediment that flowed down a river in American Fork Canyon last August and made its way to the city’s irrigation water. Cedar Hills Mayor Gary Gygi said […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City organization is hosting a series of trainings this month to make sure refugees and immigrants understand their rights under President Donald Trump’s travel ban and refugee program suspension. The refugee advocacy group says since Trump’s first order was signed it has […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A 17-year-old boy was airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital after he was shocked and burned by equipment he was using in an industrial shop class. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2mQ3V6O ) that the teen was attending class at Snow Canyon High School in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has signed into law a measure that hardens Utah’s polygamy law by adding harsher penalties for polygamists convicted of other crimes such as domestic abuse. Polygamists opposed the bill, saying it is unconstitutional and unfairly targets their families. They say it will […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Police say a motorcycle driver died in a crash near the Hill Air Force base, just south of Ogden. Officials say the crash involving another vehicle occurred Tuesday. The motorcyclist was a civilian employee of the base. Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt says her heart goes out to […]
