SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has rejected arguments that defense attorneys were ineffectual for a man convicted of sexually abusing two women. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that the court has upheld the convictions of Keith Robert Vallejo, a former bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah county has decided not to pursue further appeal after a federal appeals court upheld newly drawn voting districts that led to the first majority-Navajo commission in the county. The Salt Lake Tribune reports San Juan County commissioners voted Monday to not challenge the ruling by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A third-party candidate is mulling a challenge to first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Jonia Broderick says she likes McAdams, but hopes her expected run in the 4th Congressional District can help the United Utah Party break through the two-party system. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly obtained documents reveal a small county in southeastern Utah paid a consulting firm nearly $500,000 to lobby against the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument and for the downsizing of it after it was created. The Salt Lake Tribune reports public records show San Juan […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Utah’s Olympic Park has announced an $11 million expansion to renovate training facilities and strengthen the state’s bid to host a second Winter Olympics. Officials said at a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday that the project will add as many 10 new ski runs over the next […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Department of Justice says the Utah attorney general’s office has failed to turn over documents for a federal investigation into allegations that state officials lied about budget cuts during the Great Recession to get federal grants. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the DOJ has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal agencies plan to direct up to $20 million over the next four years toward protecting forests from wildfires. The Salt Lake Tribune reported this week that the state and U.S. Forest Service have agreed to start on national forest restoration projects this year. The […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s was sentenced Tuesday on a sexual abuse charge for the second time in as many weeks. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Sterling […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With schools out for the summer, many parents share a concern about their children that reaches far beyond reading assignments and summer camp: where their next meal will come from. Thousands of Utah families rely on free summer meal programs funded by the federal government […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is banning drone flights over Utah’s Tooele Army Depot west of Salt Lake City. The FAA announced Friday that the depot is one of 11 “national security sensitive locations” around the country where airspace will be closed to drones. The Salt […]
