SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ute leaders say they’re frustrated with Utah’s treatment of their tribe and are demanding state officials deal with their government as a fellow sovereign nation. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2uiTefk) tribal leaders outline their concerns in a letter pulling out of Gov. Gary Hebert’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah flag with a historical error that for more than a dozen years hung at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has been replaced. The Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/2uR79Kx ) reports the inaccurate flag noted the date of the Mormon pioneer’s arrival in Utah […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The owners of a northern Utah restaurant chain say they’re honored to be the first Hispanic grand marshals of the Ogden Pioneer Days Grand Parade. The Standard-Examiner newspaper reported Monday (http://bit.ly/2uQ3IUh) that Javier and Amanda Chavez say they’ve been interested in the Pioneer Day festivities since […]
CRANBROOK, British Columbia (AP) — A former bishop of an isolated polygamous commune in Canada has been convicted of practicing polygamy after a decades-long legal fight. Winston Blackmore was found guilty Monday by British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Sheri Ann Donegan. Justice Donegan says the evidence showed Blackmore was married […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County health officials are advising people to stay out of the Jordan River because of a low level of an algae-related toxin found in the water, but they say there shouldn’t be a health threat for boaters. The county Health Department Health is […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against Salt Lake City in the fatal shooting of a man’s dog by police searching for a missing 3-year-old boy. Sean Kendall challenged two state laws requiring that plaintiffs in suits against police pay […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It took more than four years, but Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s Water Strategy Advisory Team finally completed the state’s new 50-year water management plan. Herbert on Wednesday accepted the “Recommended Water Strategy” report that maps out a plan for using water over the coming decades […]
GROUSE CREEK, Utah (AP) — Officials in extreme northwestern Utah’s Box Elder County say crews are hampered by shifting winds as they battle a wildfire. County economic development director Mitch Zundel says multiple air tankers are helping fight the fire that has burned 1.5 square miles (3.9 sq. kilometers) near […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting at a Provo home. Provo police say 22-year-old Caleb Plainer was taken into custody after Friday night’s shooting. It was still unclear Sunday if Plainer has a lawyer yet. Police say […]
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is teaming up with Utah to protect Bear Lake on the Utah-Idaho border from invasive mussels. Idaho State Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2vycPGN ) that the states have partnered with the Bear Lake Regional Commission to boost inspection capabilities at two inspection stations run by Utah around […]
