SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sales at Utah state liquor stores broke an all-time record on the Friday before Christmas. The state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says there were more than $3.78 million in sales on Dec. 22 at the state’s 45 state liquor stores. That broke a record […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After years of cutbacks, Utah parks could get some needed maintenance under a plan to spend more than $10 million in user fees to patch pavement, upgrade restrooms and improve campgrounds. State Parks and Recreation chief Fred Hayes tells the Deseret News the money proposed […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a traveler’s trip home hit a snag in Las Vegas after security screeners found a dead cougar with a hunting tag in his luggage. No crime was committed, but Las Vegas police Lt. David Gordon told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Transportation Security Administration […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah first lady Jacalyn Leavitt is working to revive a legislative proposal that would take $20 off the cost of getting a marriage license for couples who take a premarital course covering topics like problem-solving and commitment. The Deseret News reports similar legislation failed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan woman facing deportation spent Christmas night at Salt Lake City’s airport before flying back to her native country with her four young children after months of failed efforts to win her a reprieve to stay in the U.S. Maria Santiago Garcia flew out […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — More than a dozen members of the Utah National Guard are preparing for a year-long deployment in Afghanistan. A departure ceremony is planned Thursday at Utah Guard Headquarters in Draper for 15 soldiers from the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion. Lt. Col. Steven Fairbourn said Tuesday they’ve […]
NEW HARMONY, Utah (AP) — A Utah sheriff’s deputy says he was desperate and numb from the cold as he punched and stomped his way into a frozen pond to pull out an 8-year-old boy who had fallen through the ice while chasing his dog. Washington County sheriff’s Sgt. Aaron […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A class of law students at Brigham Young University is working to help Utah residents with their debt collection lawsuits. KUER-FM radio reports Salt Lake City lawyer Kimball Parker is leading the group of nine students in a semester-long project to work on a technology […]
NEW HARMONY, Utah (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in southern Utah punched through a frozen pond on Christmas Day to rescue a drowning 8-year-old boy. Washington County sheriff’s Lt. David Crouse says the boy was chasing his dog Monday evening when another child saw him fall through the ice on […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A key step in building up downtown St. George is underway. The Spectrum reports developers gathered Wednesday with city officials to break ground on a $40 million multi-use project. The “City View” project is planned to include a four-story Boutique hotel, two four-story apartment buildings, […]
