SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah State University and a fraternity are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former student accusing the school and organization of failing to act on reports of sexual assault and heavy drinking at parties. The student, who filed the lawsuit in […]
(Parowan, UT) – Crews successfully extinguish an attic fire that damaged one Parowan home. Firefighters were able to put out the flames saving most of the structure. A mother and her daughter were in the home when they detected smoke in the attic and called the fire department. No one was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says the number of guns security seized at Salt Lake City International Airport last year jumped more than 50 percent. TSA regional spokeswoman Lorie Dankers says 75 guns were found on passengers or their carry-on bags last year when they went […]
Garfield Memorial Hospital has now been designated as a Critical Access Hospital. This designation comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS has created a category of hospitals they label as Critical Access, which means they cannot be closer than 35 miles to another hospital, must be […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A federal agency is accepting public comment on possible leasing of public lands for oil and gas drilling that could take place as close as two miles from Zion National Park in southern Utah. The Spectrum newspaper (https://goo.gl/EuYjdJ ) reports that the Bureau of Land […]
A police chase on Interstate 70 near Richfield Friday morning reached speeds of more than 110 mph before ending in a rollover and foot chase before the speeding driver was apprehended. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, a UHP trooper was heading west on I-70 between Salina and Richfield at 8:45 a.m.,when a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Visits to U.S. national parks set a record in 2016 for the third consecutive year as landmarks such Zion, Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain experienced historic levels of popularity that brought collateral headaches stemming from overcrowded roads and trails and increasing visitor misbehavior. At many parks, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management is trying to settle a longstanding legal challenge to land use and travel management plans on approximately 10 million BLM-administered acres in Utah. The federal agency filed the settlement agreement Friday in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City along […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmental officials have issued fish consumption advisories for three Utah reservoirs after elevated levels of mercury were found in some fish. The Deseret News reports that the affected reservoirs include Pineview in Weber County, Millsite in Emery County and the Big Sand Wash in Duchesne […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon were driving to a public meeting a year ago when they were intercepted by police. One of the leaders was shot dead at a roadblock. Now, LaVoy Finicum’s widow and their children are […]
