SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Utah is about to start requiring nonresidents to get a new type of permit for using an off-highway vehicle in state parks or on public lands. KSL-TV reports that the $30 permit good for 12 months is a result of Utah dropping its recognition of off-highway vehicle […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Utah’s higher elevations are expected to get a white Christmas Wednesday, though residents in lower valleys might only get a light dusting of snow. The National Weather Service reports little to no snow accumulation early Wednesday in the Salt Lake Valley and north along the Wasatch front. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Utah liquor authorities have thrown away thousands of gallons of drinkable beer after state law changed to allow higher-alcohol brews. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control disposed of beer worth almost $18,000 on Friday. Authorities say they were legally required to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-An anticipated winter storm expected to drop heavy snow on parts of northern Utah over the weekend has begun began entering the state. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for areas stretching from Logan on the north and near Green River and Price on the […]
DETROIT (AP)-Michigan farmers and lawmakers want the federal government to impose a hefty tariff on dried tart cherries imported from Turkey, arguing that a subsidy on the fruit is impeding American farmers’ ability to compete. Cherry companies from Michigan and Utah on Tuesday asked the U.S. Commerce Department and International Trade […]
Alabama dropped to No. 9 in The Associated Press college football poll, snapping the Crimson Tide’s record streak of 68 appearances in the top five. The top four teams in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank were unchanged, with LSU at No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Clemson […]
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A judge in Tennessee has dropped a human trafficking charge against former NBA player Jim Farmer. The Dothan Eagle quotes defense lawyer Worrick G. Robinson IV as saying a court dismissed the charge against the one-time University of Alabama standout on Tuesday. Robinson says the decision came during […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in Arizona have hired two law firms and a former attorney general to investigate an elected county assessor who is trying to keep his job as he defends himself against human smuggling charges. Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel said Tuesday that the lawyers will investigate Maricopa […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Arizona elected official charged with running an adoption-fraud scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands ran a legal practice and “made happy families,” his attorney said Friday. Paul Petersen, county assessor in the Phoenix area, had long arranged adoptions between women from the Pacific […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Lindsey Drew has been named the Mountain West Conference’s basketball player of the week after averaging 27 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists in the Wolf Pack’s first two games of the season. Drew scored a career-high 30 points in Nevada’s 79-74 loss to Utah […]
