SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s constitutional officers have been officially sworn into office ahead of Wednesday’s public ceremony at the state Capitol. Because the first Monday of the year fell on a state and federal holiday, the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer and state auditor were sworn in […]
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah (AP)-Per a report from KTVX-Channel 4 in Salt Lake City, a man is dead after a crash on S.R. 18 in Washington County. The Utah Highway Patrol reports a semi tractor pulling an empty tanker trailer was traveling southbound on S.R. 18 near Enterprise around 6:00 pm […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A proposed ballot initiative aims to remedy the staffing shortage in Utah public schools. “The Salt Lake Tribune” reports the Our Schools Now initiative seeks to lift the state’s income tax rate from five percent to five-point-eight. Supporters say the money would pay for higher […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s animal protection advocates are pushing for a new law that would require dog owners to provide adequate shelter for their pets during extreme weather or face animal-cruelty charges. Deann Shepherd of the Humane Society of Utah says current law already requires shelter, but fails […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s homicide rate was higher last year than either of the two previous years. The Deseret News reports (http://tinyurl.com/h4csl8d) 87 people died as a result of homicides in the state in 2016. That’s about a 20 percent increase from the 73 reported the year before. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police are searching for a former Utah lawmaker who disappeared after he left to go on a run in southern Utah. St. George police said Sunday that Chad Bennion was last seen when he took his car, Oldsmobile Bravada, to go trail running Saturday afternoon. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah drivers will no longer have to pay an extra fee for an “In God We Trust License Plate” starting Jan. 1. The fee waiver is one of a handful of new state laws taking effect in 2017. Another new law aims to combat Utah’s […]
(Woods Cross, UT) – A Utah lawmaker wants to make it legal for people to sue pornographers. State Senator Todd Weiler [[ wy-lur ]] is preparing legislation aimed at giving people in the state authority to legally argue that watching porn causes emotional and psychological harm. Weiler wants pornographers to be […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials at Southern Utah’s Zion National Park say they’re being overrun by visitors, even during the usual winter lull. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that rangers have had to block tour buses and oversize vehicles from Zion Canyon to control the crowds during the holiday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state of Utah plans to seal off about 200 abandoned mines this spring as part of a decades-long quest to plug shafts that are part of the state’s western legacy. The Deseret News reports this year’s closure effort targets an area near the Gold […]
