SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who suffered serious injuries when a Greyhound bus careened off a road in the Utah desert has sued the driver and the company, saying the driver was tired and sick and shouldn’t have behind the wheel in a 2017 crash that killed one […]
CHINLE, Ariz. (AP) — The funeral service for a Navajo Code Talker will be held this week in Chinle. Fleming Begaye Sr. died May 10. He was 97. Begaye was among hundreds of Navajos who served in the Marine Corps, using a code based on their native language to outsmart […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Utah defends its strict new abortion ban in court, the chief prosecutor overseeing the county with the state’s only two clinics has said he won’t enforce the measure, marking latest example of an official resisting strict anti-abortion measures in states around the country. Democratic […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have agreed to spend $56 million to buy and renovate American Express office buildings to use as a new state office complex that could house up to 1,500 employees. The Legislature’s Executive Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to fund the purchase of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman narrowly avoided being impaled by a metal beam that smashed through her car windshield on the highway. Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Chris Jones says Nicci Sanders was driving on Interstate 15 Monday near Clearfield when a 4-foot (1-meter) metal beam […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police say a man is dead after being shot as he and three other suspects drove away from the scene of a reported home invasion Tuesday night. Police say an occupant of the home went outside and fired on the departing suspects’ […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a new federal judge in Eastern Texas, despite comments he made disparaging former President Barack Obama. Lawyer Michael Truncale was confirmed, 49-46, on Tuesday. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote against President Donald Trump’s nominee. Romney said in a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is the 45th state to join a lawsuit alleging large pharmaceutical companies conspired to raise prices on generic medications by as much as 1,000%. Attorney General Sean D. Reyes announced Monday the state would be joining the lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Two northern Utah mountain highways popular with outdoor recreation enthusiasts will remain closed past Memorial Day because of heavy snowpack and a state Department of Transportation spokesman says it’s not clear when they’ll be opened. The Standard-Examiner reports that State Routes 39 and 65 generally are […]
The Sanpete County Sheriff’s office is asking the public for help in locating a missing male individual by the name of Jacob Christensen. Jacob is a white male, has green eyes, is five feet seven inches tall, weighs approximately 175 pounds, and is 37 years old. Jacob was last seen […]
