DELTA, Utah (AP) — An 18-year-old Utah man has been charged with drunken driving and automobile homicide in a fatal crash in Millard County that claimed the life of his 15-year-old female passenger. The Salt Lake Tribune reports George Schafer of Delta was scheduled to make his initial appearance in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City Council has voted to provide funding for 50 new police officers. The Deseret News reports the Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to set aside funding to hire 50 new police officers, as well as additional support staff in the crime […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah is lashing out at former White House adviser Steve Bannon for his attack on Mitt Romney and the Mormon Church. At a rally Tuesday for GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, Bannon called the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee a draft dodger who […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A review from the Center for Public Integrity and The Associated Press finds that Utah has one of the country’s highest numbers of lawmakers working for a single company. Legislators who work for Zions Bank say their employer never tells them how to vote, even […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House aide says President Donald Trump spoke late Tuesday with 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Kellyanne Conway said on CNN Wednesday that the two had a “wonderful conversation.” It was not clear if they discussed the Utah Senate race. Romney has been considering […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say the white-tailed prairie dog does not need special protections under the Endangered Species Act because it’s in no danger of extinction across the U.S. West. Tuesday’s announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service culminates a lengthy review of the squirrel-sized rodent’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The suspended University of Southern California football player who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual assault charges has been sentenced to one year in jail. The Deseret News reports that 20-year-old Osa Masina was sentenced on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty in October to three counts of […]
*Boys Basketball* ROOSEVELT, Utah-Jalen Sorensen netted 21 points and Shawn Taylor chipped in with 18 more as the North Sanpete Hawks pounded Union 85-54 Tuesday in non-region boys basketball action. Ty Gillman’s 13 points led the Cougars in the loss. FILLMORE, Utah-Tyson Aburto posted 20 points and the Millard Eagles […]
A 16-year old Mt. Pleasant woman received injuries Sunday evening when the Jeep Grand Cherokee she was driving rolled one mile south of Fairview. According to the Highway Patrol, her vehicle was traveling south on Highway 89 when she moved into on-coming traffic to pass a slower moving vehicle. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is strongly disputing a claim by outdoor retailer Patagonia that President Donald Trump “stole” public land by shrinking two national monuments in Utah. Zinke calls the claim — made in large type on the company’s home page — “nefarious, false and a lie.” […]
