MOAB, Utah (AP) — Homeowners in Utah are returning to the charred remains of 10 buildings destroyed by wildfire in Moab, while police investigate the source of the blaze. Continued hot, dry and windy weather prompted federal and state land managers to tighten fire restrictions Friday in several southeastern Utah […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The cost of housing in Utah is increasing at a faster rate than wages for low-income households, a new report says. The report released this week by the National Low Income Housing Coalition indicates that people earning minimum wage would need to work 98 hours […]
NEPHI, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 7 1/2-foot (2.3-meter) boa constrictor has been found after spending about two hours on the loose in a residential area in Nephi. The Deseret News reports the Juab County Sheriff’s Office says the snake was located around 8 p.m. Wednesday, a couple hours after the […]
MILLCREEK, Utah (AP) — Police are continuing to investigate whether a Utah driver’s medical issue was responsible for sending a pickup truck careening into a Starbucks patio last week. The Deseret News reports that Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera can’t confirm investigators’ initial hypothesis about a medical episode such as a […]
CENTERVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say motorists helped officers pull two teenagers from a burning vehicle following a head-on crash that killed one person. Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nick Street tells the Deseret News a sedan with two 16-year-olds inside sped along the shoulder of a busy parkway before veering […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An artist, a composer and a historian have a plan to open a George Washington Museum of American History in Utah in time for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Deseret News reports that artist Eric Dowdle said Thursday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The wife of a Salt Lake County councilman who died earlier this year is filling his seat on the council. The Deseret News reports Ann Granato was sworn in as a Salt Lake County councilwoman on Tuesday. The interim appointment is significant for Ann Granato since she […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With a July 1 deadline looming and $123 million at stake, school officials in Utah will ask the federal government for a one-year reprieve from a requirement that 95 percent of students participate in statewide testing. The Deseret News reports the Utah State Board of Education on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge has rejected the state’s argument that former Utah Attorney General John Swallow isn’t entitled to $1.6 million in reimbursement for legal fees in a failed criminal case against him. The Deseret News reports the ruling came Monday. It allows Swallow to continue his lawsuit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A recent report says Medicaid spending per capita in Utah is the lowest in the nation. The Deseret News reports a study by Utah Foundation, a nonpartisan policy research nonprofit in Salt Lake City, says $703 in combined state and federal Medicaid dollars were spent per capita […]
