SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints joined lawmakers, the governor and advocates to back a deal Thursday that would legalize medical marijuana in conservative Utah after months of fierce debate. The compromise comes as people prepare to vote in November on a medical […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on heavy rain in the U.S. Southwest from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa(all times local): 3:40 p.m. Record-setting rainfall that has flooded streets and given metro Phoenix a hefty soaking is dissipating. National Weather Service forecasters say there were still scattered showers from remnants […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon church leaders are calling for Utah lawmakers to pass medical-marijuana legislation by the end of the year even as they urge people to vote against an insurgent ballot measure that would legalize it. The Deseret News reported Sunday that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says there’s a statewide shortage of teachers and he’s pushing for better salaries to retain the ones in the classrooms and bring back those who have left. At a news conference Wednesday in Salt Lake City, Gov. Gary Herbert says the state needs […]
DUCHESNE COUNTY, Utah-As day 3 of the Dollar Ridge Fire commences, authorities have downgraded the burned acreage from 30,000 acres to 19,000 acres. This was confirmed during a Tuesday morning meeting at G’s Gas Station in Fruitland after more accurate mapping of the fire was done, per Brittany Johnson of […]
