TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Utah Highway Patrol officials said Monday they didn’t make any arrests under a lowered DUI threshold in the first 24 hours after the law took effect. Eight DUI arrests were made, but all were over the old threshold of 0.08 percent blood-alcohol limit, Highway Patrol Col. […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A proposed monument at the Arizona Capitol would recall the migration story of thousands of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints settlers who made difficult treks from Utah to Arizona in the 19th century. Legislation authorizing the monument died last spring but is expected to be […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New Year’s Eve revelers in Utah could find themselves with more than a hangover as 2019 dawns. If they drink and drive, they could end up on the wrong side of the nation’s newest and lowest DUI threshold. The 0.05 percent limit goes into effect […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Female missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide now have the option to wear dress slacks, the church announced Thursday. Members of the Missionary Executive Council said the change takes effect immediately and is primarily motivated by safety concerns. Women in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The recent beating of a young man and his father at their Salt Lake City tire shop by an attacker who told police he targeted them because they were Mexican is renewing criticism of the state’s hate crime law, which one prosecutor is calling unusable. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed into law a compromise agreement that guaranteed legalization of medical marijuana but has sparked concern that it creates too many hurdles for patients trying to access the drug. Herbert said late Monday the passage of the bill was a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawmakers in conservative Utah passed sweeping changes Monday to a new voter-approved medical-marijuana ballot measure under a planned compromise that secured the support of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but sparked a backlash from advocates. Supporters of the compromise cheered the vote, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a medical-marijuana special session of the Utah Legislature (all times local): 2 p.m. The Utah House of Representatives has passed a compromise plan to legalize medical marijuana despite concerns that the regulations make it too hard for patients to access the drug. […]
OREM, Utah-Late Wednesday, Utah Valley baseball coach Eric Madsen announced five new signings to his program. This group joins Devin Smith, a 2016 signee currently serving a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints mission, as new members of the class of 2020 to enroll at UVU next fall. These […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — About two-thirds of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints voters nationwide favored Republicans in the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump’s approval rating among members of the faith lagged behind, according to a nationwide survey of midterm voters. And as Republican Sen. Mitt Romney prepares to […]
