SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed five bills this week approving changes to the state’s medical marijuana program, transition to higher-strength beer and the primary election, among other changes. The Republican governor’s spokeswoman Anna Lehnardt said Herbert signed the bills Monday. Lawmakers voted on the […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A Utah prison inmate’s death is being investigated as a possible homicide. KUTV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that the inmate was discovered unresponsive in his cell Saturday night at Oquirrh Facility in Draper. The Utah Department of Corrections in a statement said he was declared dead […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — City leaders in Salt Lake City threatened to crack down on electric scooters amid a spike in injuries and growing complaints of sidewalk riders from residents. The City Council will consider an ordinance that would regulate the scooters in the coming weeks, the Salt Lake […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wind-fueled wildfire in foothills east of Layton is threatening some homes. Utah wildfire officials said Monday afternoon that the fire was about 50 acres (20 hectares) and growing amid high winds in foothills east Layton near the smaller city of Fruit Heights. Layton city […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a pedestrian is dead in the Salt Lake City suburb of Millcreek after he was struck by a car while crossing a street. The name of the 68-year-old man who died hasn’t been released yet. Unified Police say the fatal collision occurred around […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The photo that flashed onto the courtroom screen showed a young man dead on his bedroom floor, bare feet poking from the cuffs of his rolled up jeans. Lurking on a trash can at the edge of the picture was what prosecutors said delivered this […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new state prison originally expected to be completed by the end of 2020 will be smaller, more expensive and open later. The Salt Lake Tribune reports state officials said Friday that the prison being built in western Salt Lake City is expected to cost about 20% […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A United Airlines flight has been diverted to a Colorado airport due to turbulence and a flight attendant has been transported to a hospital. The Gazette reports Flight 6171 from Salt Lake City to Houston was forced to land at the Colorado Springs Airport around 8:15 a.m. […]
SKULL VALLEY, Utah (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says a wrong-way vehicle caused a head-on crash on Interstate 80 west of metro Salt Lake City. The Highway Patrol shut down I-80 in the Skull Valley area Tuesday morning while landing a helicopter to pick up a person who was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A land development battle is being waged on open land near the Salt Lake City airport where some farmers and residents want to allow a 1,100-unit housing complex to be built and the land to be annexed to North Salt Lake to improve services. Opponents […]
