SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A giant creature has found a new job guarding a southern Utah business. The St. George Spectrum reports that the “Giant Spider” sculpture will be the new mascot of Morgan Pest Control in St. George starting this week. Artist Deveren Farley said he built the 17-foot (5-meter) […]
3:15 pm Thacker reported the train derailed in a spot where the tracks switch. After an investigation occurred, it appeared the tracks did not connect completely, perhaps causing the derailment. No injuries were reported. 12:25 pm Detective Tammy Thacker of the Heber City Police Department confirmed the Heber Valley Railroad […]
Michael Kwan can’t help but think about what life was like on a daily basis for his great-great-grandfather in the 1860s, working 12-hour days in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range on the Transcontinental Railroad that would reshape the American landscape. “You’re not talking about 12 hours sitting at a desk or sitting […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City-area police department says a 41-year-old man was arrested following a chase that began after a suspicious vehicle rammed a police car. KUTV-TV reports that a total of two police cars were rammed during the Tuesday night incident that began in Midvale and ended […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state liquor commission says beer will not be allowed at a Salt Lake City karaoke business or an Ogden ax-throwing venue because neither fits the definition of a “recreational amenity,” under a law that takes effect in mid-May. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Utah Department […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials have cancelled future meetings of an advisory panel created by the Trump administration to make it easier to extract fossil fuels from publicly leased land and offshore sites and to ensure a fair return for taxpayers. Interior Department spokeswoman Molly Block said Tuesday the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Salt Lake City say an argument between two teenagers at a park ended with a shooting that sent one boy to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. Police say they are still searching for the shooter and the victim is expected to survive. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Drones ferrying medical supplies, packages and even pizza could one day be crisscrossing the skies above U.S. cities, and a team at the University of Utah is working with regulators to keep that future traffic in check using a video game. The simulation unveiled Wednesday […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah city is proposing to reduce a home grass requirement to help residents deal with higher water bills. The Daily Herald reports that Orem will consider lowering the mandated amount of grass in front yards from 70% to 50%. The planning division manager in the city 45 […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police in a Salt Lake City suburb say a man was shot and seriously wounded while attempting to intervene in an argument. West Valley City police say a man involved in the argument Monday night on a street near Bangerter Highway pulled out a […]
