SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he thinks medical marijuana will be legalized someday. The Deseret News reports the governor was responding to a question from a ninth-grade student on Wednesday when he said Utah will likely legalize medical pot — if there is appropriate research […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Funeral services for Mormon church president Thomas S. Monson have been set for Jan. 12 in Salt Lake City. Church officials said Wednesday that a public viewing will be held all day on Jan. 11 with the funeral to follow at noon the next day. […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Developers of a massive coal-export terminal proposed on the Columbia River have sued Washington state over the project. Utah-based Lighthouse Resources sued in federal court in Tacoma Wednesday, alleging that state officials violated federal laws in delaying and denying permits for its Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview project. The […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say a Utah man has been charged with fatally shooting a schoolteacher in Norfolk on New Year’s Eve. Norfolk Police said in a statement Wednesday that 70-year-old Edward Shaw of Sevier, Utah, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 50-year-old Caroline […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting can now apply for financial help if they meet criteria set by an oversight committee. A link to apply for assistance from the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund became available this week. More than $22 million has been raised to […]
*Boys Basketball* DELTA, Utah-The Delta Rabbits broke open a close game with a key 23-15 surge in the 4th Quarter to surge past Millard 71-61 Wednesday in non-region boys basketball action at the Palladium. Trevor Burton filled up the stat sheet for the Rabbits with 19 points, 7 assists and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Highway Patrol says the number of arrests related to drunken driving dropped during the weekend before New Year’s Day compared to the year before. KUTV-TV reports state police made 45 arrests for driving under the influence on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Lt. Todd Royce […]
Three people, including two children, are recovering after a crash near Gunnison Friday night. The car they were traveling in left the roadway and overturned, according to Utah Highway Patrol officials. A 35-year-old and, 10-year-old and 5-year old were all taken to the hospital as a precaution. They were all […]
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that damaged a home in Glenwood on Tuesday. The Richfield City Fire Department responded to a fire after people in the home said they smelled smoke and thought there was something wrong with the chimney. When crews arrived, they found flames coming out of […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Thomas S. Monson had died at the age of 90. LDS Church Director of Media Relations, Eric Hawkins, said Monson died at 10 p.m. Tuesday while surrounded by family at his home in Salt Lake City. Hawkins said Monson died from […]
