Grants Pass Police Department (GRANTS PASS, Ore.) — A man accused of torturing a woman who evaded police for a week is dead following an hourslong standoff, Oregon police said. Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, was wanted for attempted murder, kidnapping and assault, police said. The Grants Pass Police Department announced late […]
kali9/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A young man playing with a gun pointed it at a 12-year-old boy and opened fire, shooting him in the lobby of a Brooklyn apartment building, police said. The boy was shot in the left shoulder at the apartment building in the Brownsville neighborhood just […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would require the state to audit elections every other year is moving forward in the Utah House. The Government Operations Standing Committee unanimously approved House Bill 269 yesterday. The bill is strongly supported by county clerks across the state according to testimony […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state has named the first members of a panel that will oversee the trust looking into solutions for restoring the Great Salt Lake. The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands announced the nine members of the panel yesterday. The group represents the […]
(Sandy, UT) — The panel that oversees the state’s police training and standards agency is once again looking for a new director. Members of the POST Council voted yesterday to drop the appointment of Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby. Rigby’s appointment was delayed last month after state leaders became concerned […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Leaders of Utah’s eight sovereign nations came to the Capitol on Tuesday to push lawmakers to pass a bill to protect Native American children in adoptions and foster care placements. The bill that’s currently bottled up in the House Judiciary Committee would make provisions of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining a six-state proposal to dramatically reduce water use in the Colorado River Basin. On Monday, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposing deeper water cuts and new rules to consider water […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would crack down on social media use by children in Utah is over its first hurdle in the state Senate. Senate Bill 152 was unanimously passed by the chamber’s Business and Labor Committee after a hearing yesterday. State senators criticized lobbyists for […]
FILE, L. Toshio Kishiyama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A gunman opened fire in several locations in a string of random shootings Wednesday, killing a Washington, D.C., Metro subway employee and injuring three others. The DC Metro worker was fatally shot after trying to intervene when the gunman got into a confrontation […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to block most private businesses and government agencies from requiring employees and customers to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. St. George Republican Walt Brooks’ bill won quick approval from the GOP-dominated House. Brooks said he worked […]
