OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah lawmaker is planning to introduce a proposal to require county jails and state prisons to submit yearly reports on jail deaths and how they handle opioid and other medications amid renewed emphasis on jail deaths. The Standard-Examiner reports Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson, meanwhile, […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The effort to bring one of the world’s largest birds back from the brink of extinction is expanding after northern Arizona and southern Utah found success in getting deer hunters to use ammunition not made of lead. A group working to protect the endangered California condor […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Salt Lake City are searching for three suspects who shot a man as he came across them vandalizing his roommate’s car. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports the shooting happened around 5 a.m. Sunday. Police spokesman Russ Amott says the 23-year-old victim’s roommate […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Maps obtained by a Salt Lake City newspaper show that Kane County officials suggested to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke that the nearly 2 million acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah could be shrunk to about one-tenth the size. The Salt Lake Tribune reports […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a man killed in a crosswalk when police say he was hit by a drunken driver. Unified Police said Friday that 19-year-old Robert Harsh of Taylorsville was crossing a street there late Wednesday night when he was hit by an SUV. Police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has denied a request by a man convicted of killing a prison guard in 2007 to withdraw his guilty plea. In a ruling Wednesday, the court rebuffed the argument by the 38-year-old Curtis Allgier that he received inefficient help from his […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A man is under arrest after police say he was caught posing nude for a woman photographing him on a Utah bridge. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reports the couple apparently decided to take advantage of unseasonably warm temperatures and stage a photo shoot on a railroad […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The chairman of Salt Lake City’s Olympic exploratory committee says the city shouldn’t bid to host another Winter Games unless they’re sure they can make a profit. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Fraser Bullock said Monday at the committee’s meeting that nobody wants to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state legislative leaders are considering creating rules to reduce the logjam of legislative proposals submitted by lawmakers before the session even starts. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that more than 1,000 proposals have already been submitted ahead of the 45-day legislative session that begins […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a woman responsible for a fatal hit-and-run was drinking alcohol while driving. KUTV reports that a probable cause statement shows that suspect Roxanna Molina acknowledged to police that she had several shots and beers before driving to a party. Unified Police said in […]
