SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has set up traps for a rare gray wolf that wildlife officials believe killed a calf in Rich County. A trapper with the state first believed the predator was a coyote but determined it was gray wolf earlier this week after analyzing scat, tracks […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican Utah mayor will allow a country music concert protest event later this month, defying newly loosened health rules aimed at slowing the coronavirus pandemic. Kaysville Mayor Katie Witt acknowledged Thursday the May 30 event would violate current state directives but told the Salt Lake […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two former middle school students have sued the Ogden School District, claiming administrators failed to take action against a teacher accused of sexual misconduct. The lawsuit filed Monday alleges 31-year-old Mound Fort Junior High School teacher Drew Tutt had inappropriate conversations with and sexually abused […]
LEHI, Utah (AP) — A former Lehi City public works chief has been charged with multiple felonies after prosecutors accuse him of allegedly stealing $800,000 from the northern Utah city through fraudulent charges paid to his cousin’s company. Former Lehi City Streets superintendent Wade Allred, 42, was charged with 15 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report on the fastest-growing regions across the country, citing three Utah areas. Wasatch County was listed as the third fastest-growing county in the past decade, while St. George and Provo-Orem were on the top 10 list of fastest-growing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s two largest hospital systems have delayed elective surgeries and other non-urgent medical procedures to save space and equipment for future patients with the new coronavirus. Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health expect an influx of coronavirus patients in the coming weeks. Though most […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — All six women in the Utah Senate walked out in protest and refused to vote Wednesday on a bill mandating a woman be shown an ultrasound before receiving an abortion. The bill passed despite their absence. Republican Sen. Deidre Henderson said in a statement the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The cost of insulin has decreased for diabetes patients and their families in Utah after a bill was passed capping co-payments at $30 a month. The cost could be lower if insurers place the treatment in a lower-cost drug tier and waive deductibles. The bill […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A near-total abortion ban that was one of two abortion proposals advancing at the Utah Legislature Monday could mean criminal charges for women who end their own pregnancies. Republican sponsor Sen. Dan McCay said he understands concerns about unwanted pregnancies, but also believes an abortion […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A slimmed-down version of a measure to require warning labels on pornography in Utah passed the state Senate on Friday. The proposal would now mandate a one-sentence warning label for online or print material deemed legally obscene, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. A relatively small slice […]
