SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has passed a compromise plan to legalize medical marijuana despite concerns that the regulations make it too hard for patients to access the drug. The Monday vote came after about two hours of debate. It now goes to the Utah Senate, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State regulators have ordered the owner a coal mine near Price to address a highly flammable gas leaking into the atmosphere. The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining says about 10 holes known as gob vents need to be plugged and the land reclaimed. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Defeated Democratic congressional candidate Shireen Ghorbani is running to become the next mayor of Salt Lake County. Ghorbani declared her candidacy Saturday for the mayoral post being vacated by U.S. Rep.-elect Ben McAdams. Ghorbani works in communications at the University of Utah. In her first […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak at the University of Utah later this month. The university announced Monday that Biden will deliver a speech on Dec. 13 at the Salt Lake City campus. After he talks, he’ll take pre-submitted questions in a […]
Utah lawmakers have voted down a Democratic effort to keep intact a voter-approved plan to legalize medical marijuana in favor or a compromise bill. Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck asked fellow lawmakers on Monday to “stay in our lane” and keep the original proposal rather than make changes under the agreement between […]
A student at the police academy in Sevier County is recovering from accidently shooting himself in the leg while cleaning guns on Saturday. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, the 22-year-old man should recover and continue on in the academy. The man was cleaning his third .40 caliber handgun […]
Moroni City reports there has been a break in their main water line. All residents are asked to conserve water, beginning immediately. If there are questions, please call Moroni City at 435-436-8359.
A family in Richfield is breathing a sigh of relief today after their loved one was missing for about a week after Thanksgiving. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, the family of Cheryl Betts became concerned after she disappeared November 26. Officials searched in Sevier County with no real […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — An inmate on death row in Utah has died. The Utah Department of Corrections says 63-year-old Floyd Maestas died of natural causes Sunday at the prison in Draper. Maestas had been behind bars since 2008. He was convicted of aggravated murder in beating death of 72-year-old […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The widow of a Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan says she is dedicated to making her husband’s legacy about inspiring others to a life dedicated to service and helping others. Jennie Taylor said in a recent interview with Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden […]
