KANARRAVILLE, Utah (AP)-While wintry weather appears to be over after Sunday and Monday’s storm, there are still problems on Utah highways. Per the official Twitter of UDOT Traffic, a vehicle caught fire two miles south of Kanarraville on northbound Interstate 15 at Milepost 40, near New Harmony. UDOT anticipates that […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A judge has ruled that hearings for two teenagers accused of shooting a 14-year-old girl in the head and leaving her critically wounded in a ditch will remain open to the public and media. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2nbfTn8) that Judge Angela Fonnesbeck on Tuesday in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has filed a federal misconduct complaint against the state and federal agents who investigated him. The Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/2lYSBRz ) reported Monday that Shurtleff, a three-term attorney general, filed the complaint in November. Shurtleff, along with former Utah […]
TUNBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — Voters in four small Vermont towns have opposed a massive development by a Utah businessman that would be based on the papers of Mormon founder Joseph Smith. Tunbridge, Royalton, Sharon and Strafford voted against the idea at their annual town meetings on Tuesday. David Hall has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives on Monday night unveiled and then quickly passed a proposal to authorize an additional $100 million to pay for the new state prison, which was originally set to cost about $550 million. Huntsville Republican Rep. Gage Froerer says the extra money […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A southern Utah sheriff is offering a $500 reward to help solve the case of fake signs being put up near new Bears Ears National Monument that suggest visitors must pay an entrance fee. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2naBcWf) that San Juan County Sheriff Rick […]
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say the crash on Interstate 15 that left a Highway Patrol trooper critically injured occurred after the driver of a sport utility vehicle fell asleep. Utah County sheriff’s office Sgt. Spencer Cannon tells KSL-TV (http://bit.ly/2mSB3um ) the 48-year-old Orem resident veered across […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of Utah lawmakers on Monday approved a plan to borrow up to $1 billion through bonds to pay for highway projects. The Senate Transportation Committee on Monday approved the measure, which borrows the $1 billion over four years. It now advances to the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah refugee officials and Muslim advocates said Monday that President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban doesn’t alleviate their concerns about an initiative they contend unfairly targets refugees and Muslim countries. But Republican U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Chris Stewart applauded Trump for making improvements. […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah teenager will serve time in a juvenile treatment facility in exchange for pleading guilty Monday to attempted murder in the shooting of another teen outside a suburban middle school. Prosecutors initially wanted to move the case to adult court, where the defendant could […]
