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 […]
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 […]
UPDATE: The Hidden Canyon Trail in Zion National Park is open again. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A trail at Utah’s Zion National Park remains closed after a second rock fall occurred in the area in two days. Park spokeswoman Aly Baltrus says the Hidden Canyon Trial will stay shuttered […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials are reminding residents of proper off-road vehicle safety as the number of deaths is increasing from accidents involving the vehicles. The Deseret News reports University of Utah Health officials are partnering with the state Division of Parks and Recreation for a safety awareness campaign. Chris […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Medical marijuana backers in Utah are gearing up for an intense battle that could test the nationwide trend in support of medicinal pot. Their initiative appears headed to the November ballot after opponents on Monday withdrew their court challenge which had been the last legal […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Tuesday, Dixie State standout women’s golfer Cailyn Cardall earned a prestigious All-American scholar award from the Women’s Golf Coaches Association. Cardall, a freshman out of Rocklin, Calif., is carrying a 3.65 GPA as an elementary education major for the Trailblazers. As a competitor, she earned third-team All-Pac West […]
A side-by-side accident in Sanpete County on Monday afternoon sent two girls to the hospital. According to the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred about 4:30 p.m. on Shumway Road, north of Manti when two girls, between the ages of 11 and 14, went off the roadway, and the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap then-Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart from her Salt Lake City home in 2002 has been denied early parole. The decision announced Monday night by the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole was expected after the 72-year-old […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has decided to enforce tougher rules on its predator control program to prevent criminal abuses and obtain better data. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the overhaul comes after the agency found that a couple had turned in 95 coyote scalps from […]
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.-Tuesday, a pair of Utah Valley University women’s golfers were named as Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American scholars. Junior Carly Dehlin and freshman Bailey Henley earned this honor. This commemorates the third consecutive season that Dehlin, a former Alta High star, has received this honor. Dehlin, who also […]
