SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah organization of not doing enough to stop a mentor from sexually abusing a young boy over nearly a five-year period. The organization was served with a state civil lawsuit Tuesday that accuses it of […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top oil and natural gas regulator says a giant cloud of the greenhouse gas methane hanging over the Southwestern United States comes in large part from natural seeps from underground formations and coal mining operations. At a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, acting New […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal allowing Utah restaurants to prepare alcoholic drinks in full view of customers is headed to Gov. Gary Herbert, who is expected to sign the measure. Utah’s House voted 53-17 to approve final changes to the measure Wednesday afternoon, minutes after the state Senate […]
Skyline Drive, a local country music duo consisting of brothers Luc and Ross Christensen of Spring City, are headed to Nashville to compete in the 35th Country Music Showdown. Skyline Drive won the Utah competition at the State Fair in September, then advanced to the regional competition held in New […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislators have approved a bill that would make the state’s DUI threshold the strictest in the nation by lowering the limit for a driver’s blood-alcohol content to .05 percent. The Senate approved the measure Wednesday evening, with legislators saying it would save lives by […]
The final defendant in a case involving the robbery and subsequent murder of two Mt. Pleasant residents has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from her involvement in the crimes. Angela Atwood pleaded guilty to reduced charges of burglary of a dwelling, a 2nd degree felony; and attempted robbery, a 3rd […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Senator Mike Lee is among a group of lawmakers standing up to a new House Republican proposal to replace Obamacare. Lee insists that repealing Obamacare should be the first task on Congress’s plate. He said the Obamacare replacement plan just introduced in the House isn’t the […]
(St. George, UT) — Officials want you to be aware of a utility scam that continues to make the rounds. The state Division of Consumer Protection says callers scare people into forking over money from reloadable cards. They tell them they owe money to Rocky Mountain Power and they face […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers want to require the state to test every rape kit submitted to them by police. The state Senate passed a bill yesterday that would fund the processing of any rape kits still untested statewide. Lawmakers agreed to put just over a-million-dollars toward funding […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz apparently thinks some Americans spend too much money on gadgets and not enough on healthcare. Appearing yesterday on CNN, Chaffetz said he wants to make sure that low-income Americans have access to health insurance. However, Chaffetz says access does not equal coverage. The […]
