SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah liquor commission has announced it is running out of bar licenses for potential business owners again after a similar shortage two years ago. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control handed out its last 2019 bar permits Tuesday to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials at Utah’s state-owned liquor stores say they’re going to dump out lower-alcohol beer left after a new state law allowing the private sale of stronger brews goes into effect. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Utah long prohibited grocery and convenience stores from selling beer stronger than […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a Utah county violated the rights of two men who were targeted using an injunction restricting the actions of suspected gang members. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the ruling in U.S. District sided with Leland McCubbin and Daniel Lucero of Ogden, who […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vape shops and other tobacco stores that sell to underage customers could swiftly lose their permits if they sell to underage customers under a draft bill that’s getting an early nod of approval from Utah lawmakers. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Republican sponsor Rep. Karianne Lisonbee […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah community leaders have asked the National Park Service to reconsider allowing off-road vehicles inside the parks. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that elected Grand County leaders passed a resolution Tuesday to ask park officials to reevaluate the order. Mayors from Moab and Castle Valley say […]
BLANDING, Utah (AP) — Voters in a southeastern Utah county where Native Americans for the first time last year took over the majority of a three-person county commission are expected to vote next month on the first step in possibly changing to a new form of government. San Juan County […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A power outage in Utah is keeping print subscribers of three newspapers from reading the Sunday print editions. Officials with Newspaper Agency Corp. say a blown transformer knocked out power to the print facility in West Valley on Saturday night. Sunday print editions of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah airport security authorities have intercepted seven guns in seven days at the Salt Lake City International Airport. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the state Transportation Security Administration discovered the weapons during routine screening of carry-on bags from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9. Authorities say all […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two women raped by a former Utah State University football player are suing the university. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court claims the school fostered an environment where sexual assaults were tolerated. Torrey Green was sentenced in March to 26 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah wildlife officials are considering whether hunters should be allowed to use bait to lure big game like elk and deer. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the state Division of Wildlife Resources is reviewing whether to regulate the practice of baiting. It’s become increasingly commonplace during […]
