SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives on Monday night unveiled and then quickly passed a proposal to authorize an additional $100 million to pay for the new state prison, which was originally set to cost about $550 million. Huntsville Republican Rep. Gage Froerer says the extra money […]
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah say the crash on Interstate 15 that left a Highway Patrol trooper critically injured occurred after the driver of a sport utility vehicle fell asleep. Utah County sheriff’s office Sgt. Spencer Cannon tells KSL-TV (http://bit.ly/2mSB3um ) the 48-year-old Orem resident veered across […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of Utah lawmakers on Monday approved a plan to borrow up to $1 billion through bonds to pay for highway projects. The Senate Transportation Committee on Monday approved the measure, which borrows the $1 billion over four years. It now advances to the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah refugee officials and Muslim advocates said Monday that President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban doesn’t alleviate their concerns about an initiative they contend unfairly targets refugees and Muslim countries. But Republican U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Chris Stewart applauded Trump for making improvements. […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah teenager will serve time in a juvenile treatment facility in exchange for pleading guilty Monday to attempted murder in the shooting of another teen outside a suburban middle school. Prosecutors initially wanted to move the case to adult court, where the defendant could […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Legislative leaders say they plan to hold a public hearing Tuesday night on a proposal to raise the sales tax on food and lower the overall sales tax rate. Senate President Wayne Niederhauser says the change would help stabilize Utah’s sales tax collection and ensure […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park officials say a man who fell to his death last week while hiking in the southern Utah park was a 45-year-old man from Florida. Park spokesman John Marciano said Monday in a news release that Tate Ryan Volino is survived by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah refugee officials and Muslim advocates say President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban doesn’t alleviate their concerns with an initiative they contend unfairly targets refugees and Muslim countries. Noor Ul-Hasan, a leader in Utah’s Muslim community, said Monday that federal officials should focus on figuring […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal that would have precluded parents from defending themselves against child endangerment charges if they kick a kid out for being LGBTQ has stalled in a committee hearing. Republican lawmakers on Monday in a House committee meeting opted not to vote on the bill […]
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah Highway Patrol trooper has been critically injured after a sport utility vehicle rear ended a cruiser during a traffic stop on Interstate 15 near Pleasant Grove. Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce says the incident happened around 10:50 a.m. Monday, when the […]
