ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Wells Fargo engaged in predatory and unlawful banking practices with members of the Navajo Nation. The tribe filed the lawsuit last December in federal court in New Mexico. It sought to recover improper fees, service charges and […]
SEATTLE (AP) — The Oregonian/OregonLive is the winner of the 2018 Ted Natt First Amendment Award for its commitment to fighting for access to public records and the principles of open government. The award to reporter Bethany Barnes was announced Wednesday. It is in recognition of her story, “The Benefit […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A meeting between top state law enforcement officials and Attorney General Jeff Sessions about how the government can safeguard the privacy of social media users ended Tuesday without a decision on whether to investigate. The gathering at the Justice Department was scheduled to discuss whether tech giants […]
ERIE, Colo.-Monday, at Day 1 of the Simpson Colorado Invitational at the Colorado National Golf Club of Erie, Colo. the Colorado and Utah men’s golf squads are dominating early. The Buffaloes have the overall team lead with 568 points (-8) while Utah is second with 571 points (-5). Utah Valley […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of public participation opportunities in oil and gas lease sales in Western states that were largely eliminated by the Trump administration to speed up sales. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Bush in a Friday ruling sided with environmentalists who sued […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Four Native Americans who claimed they were sexually abused while enrolled in a now-defunct Mormon church foster program decades ago filed paperwork to dismiss their cases after reaching financial settlements, a lawyer said. Allegations have been made against the church by more than a dozen tribal […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys general from West Virginia and 10 other states are asking the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to further tighten the manufacture of opioids. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office says the DEA’s preliminary quotas for 2019 don’t reflect the federal agency’s position that demand shouldn’t […]
NEW ORLEANS-Tuesday, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced their latest rankings for Division I men’s and women’s cross country teams. Several Utah-based schools are among those ranked. For the men, Northern Arizona is the current #1 team in the land, gaining 330 points in […]
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-Monday, another member of the top-ranked BYU women’s volleyball squad was awarded a weekly honor from the West Coast Conference. Senior settler Lyndie Haddock-Eppich of Longmont, Colo., helped the Cougars to wins over Utah and Weber State by averaging 12.17 assists per set, 2.67 digs per set and […]
PROVO, Utah-Saturday, Brigham Young University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams host the BYU Autumn Classic which will be at the Innovation Campus Park Course at Logan, Utah. Competing against the Cougars will be NCAA Division II representatives Colorado Mesa, Dixie State and Westminster of Salt Lake City. The Cougars’ fellow […]
