SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints briefly posted online a restricted handbook that contains instructions for stake presidents and bishops. Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said the faith’s “Handbook 1” was posted on Wednesday due to a technical error that has been corrected. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An attorney who represented the University Hospital nurse who was arrested after refusing to let a police officer get a blood sample says a blood-testing amendment proposed by the Utah Legislature is helpful, but might not do enough to protect medical staff. The Salt Lake […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has dismissed charges against San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge in a case where he was accused of threatening an employee with a rifle and firing the employee in 2015 in retaliation for reporting the incident. Judge George Harmond on Wednesday also dismissed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of Utah lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a proposal that would have required lobbyists to undergo annual anti-harassment training in order to be licensed to lobby at the state Capitol. The proposal, which could still be considered and passed during the upcoming Legislative session, […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County is joining a growing movement to sue prescription drug companies amid a national opioid-drug epidemic. The Daily Herald reports the county commission decided Tuesday take legal action before Dec. 31. Their resolution says drug companies marketed opioid drugs in the 1990s and early 2000s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state audit found that Utah children are being put at risk when child care facilities accused of violating safety standards are allowed to operate as normal during their appeals process. Deseret News reports the audit released on Tuesday was prepared by the Office of […]
Cedar City police are searching for a man who’s seen in a video stealing beer from local businesses. He was seen leaving the scene as a passenger in a red, newer model, 4-door car. It’s possible the car is a Mazda. Call the Cedar City police department if you have […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police say they are looking for a man who was stabbed multiple times by a woman after he groped her. Salt Lake City police spokesman Greg Wilking says the woman was attacked by the man Friday morning while jogging in Salt Lake […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to making a threatening phone call to a Utah congressman. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Charles Zachary Howard of Winter Park pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to threatening Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz last March. Howard, a registered Republican, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch’s office says President Donald Trump is expected to significantly downsize two sprawling Utah national monuments. Ron Dean, Hatch’s Central and Eastern Utah Director, testified to Utah lawmakers during a public lands hearing Tuesday that he hasn’t seen Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s […]
