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Month: July 2018

Body of Utah teenager recovered in eastern Idaho river

Body of Utah teenager recovered in eastern Idaho river

WILFORD, Idaho (AP) — The body of a 14-year-old Utah boy has been recovered from the Teton River in eastern Idaho. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says the body of Justin Grass of Sandy, Utah, was recovered Wednesday near the town of Wilford. Grass went missing June 24 while swimming […]

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Miss Gunnison scholarship pageant scheduled for Saturday

Miss Gunnison scholarship pageant scheduled for Saturday

Five young ladies will compete to represent Gunnison City when the Miss Gunnison scholarship pageant is held on Saturday.  The pageant will be held at 7 p.m. at Gunnison Valley High School.  Participants include Carolyn Donaldson, Meg Childs, Ashtyn Childs, Ashley Boore and Aubree Jensen.  Tickets for the evening will […]

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Sterling Town receives water grant

Sterling Town receives water grant

Thanks to a USDA Rural Development Grant, Sterling Town will begin redevelopment of the upper and lower ponds in Forbush Cove to collect more water for its residents.  The grant took a year to come to fruition, and the town wasn’t sure it would even come through.  So, it was […]

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Utah police seized $2.2M in cash under civil forfeiture law

Utah police seized $2.2M in cash under civil forfeiture law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police seized about $2.2 million in cash last year from people under a law allowing authorities to take someone’s property even if they aren’t charged or convicted of a crime. A report released by the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice last week […]

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Real Salt Lake knocks Sporting KC out of 1st place, 4-2

Real Salt Lake knocks Sporting KC out of 1st place, 4-2

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sebastian Saucedo scored from the top of the box at the end of the first half and Real Salt Lake knocked Sporting Kansas City out of a share of first place in the Western Conference with a 4-2 win Wednesday night. Sporting KC (9-4-5) has lost […]

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More evacuations as Utah wildfire grows closer to reservoir

More evacuations as Utah wildfire grows closer to reservoir

Firefighters in Utah spent the Fourth of July trying to gain control over a wildfire near a popular fishing reservoir that burned about 30 structures and forced hundreds of cabins and homes to be evacuated. High wind gusts and extremely dry conditions have fueled the flames near Strawberry Reservoir, growing […]

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LGBTQ groups make 1st appearance in Utah July Fourth parade

LGBTQ groups make 1st appearance in Utah July Fourth parade

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah LGBTQ groups marched for the first time Wednesday in a prominent July Fourth festival in the conservative city of Provo after years of organizers blocking the groups from participating. The groups were met by cheers and rainbow flags as they marched Wednesday morning in the […]

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Florida man dies while Kayaking in Utah river

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a 50-year-old Florida man died in Utah’s Provo River after getting caught in the current under a railroad bridge. KUTV-TV reports the man was kayaking with family Tuesday afternoon on the river northeast of the city of Provo. Wasatch County Chief Deputy Jared Rigby says […]

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US regulators delay Utah study of marijuana effects on pain

US regulators delay Utah study of marijuana effects on pain

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s plan to study the effects of marijuana on pain has been delayed because of slow approval from the federal government to ship the drug to Utah researchers. The Deseret News reports the study from the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative and University of Utah professors […]

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LGBT group struggles for recognition at Mormon-run BYU

LGBT group struggles for recognition at Mormon-run BYU

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An LGBTQ group at the Mormon church-owned Brigham Young University is trying to get recognition from the school but hasn’t had its application approved for three years. Members of the Understanding Same Gender Attraction group told the Salt Lake Tribune they feel like they’ve been strung along […]

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