SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — High school student journalists in Utah have created an alternate school newspaper after district officials removed a story from their website. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Herrmian High students had posted a story about a teacher’s firing over alleged misconduct, but were surprised to […]
*Girls Basketball* PRICE, Utah-Kelsey Sorenson posted 14 points and the Carbon Dinos humbled Juab 50-40 Tuesday in Region 14 girls basketball action. Bayli Heap had 13 points in the loss for the Wasps. MONROE, Utah-Kaylie Jenson led the way with 15 points and the South Sevier Rams doubled up North […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Free-range parenting is a modern buzzword for families aiming to raise self-sufficient kids, but how much freedom at what age remains a fierce debate. Now, one Utah lawmaker wants to ensure parents are not accused of neglect for allowing mature kids to do things alone […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart is comparing President Donald Trump’s governing style to Rodney Dangerfield’s golfer character in “Caddyshack,” saying that while the president’s style is “very, very loud,” and distracting, he’s able to do what he’s trying to achieve. Stewart made the comment while […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State health officials say the number of hospitalizations in Utah due to the flu has more than doubled in less than three weeks. KSL-TV reports that more 850 people were hospitalized in Utah because of the flu as of Monday. The Utah Department of Health […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she has experienced sexual harassment. The 84-year-old told a crowd at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday that women her age are familiar with sexual harassment but didn’t have a name for it. When Ginsburg was a student […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 20-year-old Utah man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to the brutal killing of his brother’s girlfriend in West Valley City. Police say Justin Cade VanCleave strangled and stabbed 33-year-old Amanda Rose Garcia more than 40 times […]
(Eds: APNewsNow.) OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A 22-year-old Utah man who admitted killing his newborn son has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Krystopher Cleary of Pleasant View offered an apology for “everything that has happened” during Monday’s sentencing in district court […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A fight in the Utah Legislature over what should be named the state fossil has been avoided with the introduction of an official state dinosaur. The Salt Lake Tribune reports state Sen. Curt Bramble will end his push to have the Utahraptor replace the Allosaurus […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City would be able to host the Winter Olympics again without losing money thanks to existing venues and the expertise of a team that put on the 2002 Winter Olympics in the city, an exploratory committee said Monday. The budget estimate unveiled at […]
