PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — Police say two hikers are safe after crews plucked them from the mountains above Pleasant Grove. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office says the man and woman got lost after beginning a hike hear the Battle Creek Falls on Sunday. Sgt. Spencer Cannon says the pair […]
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — South Jordan police say a teen is in hospital after jumping onto the hood of a car in a carjacking attempt. According to South Jordan police, the teen jumped onto a woman’s car on Sunday as she was driving away. KUTV-TV reports the teen gripped […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are expected to dig in on tax reform, Medicaid and more starting Monday when the state Legislature meets for a whirlwind annual session that wraps up the second week of March. Chief among lawmakers’ priorities will be setting a budget that sends significant […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Marvin “Tre” Williams III and Tyrese Samuel had 20 points apiece as Wasatch Academy decimated Layton Christian 81-38 at the Vivint Smart Arena Saturday. Braxton Meah had 8 points and 5 rebounds in the loss for the Eagles.
*Boys Basketball* RICHFIELD, Utah-Emmitt Hafen posted 19 points and 8 rebounds and the Richfield Wildcats upset South Sevier 59-52 Friday in Region 15 boys basketball action. Brodee Tebbs posted 14 points in the loss for the Rams. The Wildcats were able to repel a late South Sevier surge by making […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s unemployment rate remains at historic lows. The state Department of Workforce Services said Friday unemployment dropped one-tenth of a percent from November to a December rate of 3.1 percent. Meanwhile, Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for December grew by an estimated 2.7 percent from the […]
By Jaden Kitchen The Trump administration is considering changes to the medicaid program. The new plan includes adding work requirements for people with Medicaid. Stacy Stanford with the Utah Health Policy Project disagrees with the plan. She says that the common refrain that poor people just don’t want to work […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a 28-year-old Utah man charged with killing a man who was in bed with his ex-girlfriend in a Cedar City trailer park. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that Mark Mair’s attorney, Douglas Terry, called […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Both Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks have reported a record number of visitors for 2017. The Spectrum reported Thursday that Zion National Park saw more than 4.5 million visitors last year, which is up 5 percent from 2016. While Bryce Canyon National Park recorded […]
Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford did not shy away from addressing the elephants in the room — Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo — Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival, saying that the fallen executive is not “going to stop the show.” Both the lingering shadow of Weinstein, who long lorded […]
