BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Trump administration will not pursue lethal measures such as euthanasia or selling horses for slaughter to deal with what officials say is an ecological and fiscal crisis caused by too many wild horses on rangelands in the U.S. West, an official said Thursday. U.S. Bureau […]
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a body has been recovered from the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park and it’s believed to be that of a California man reported missing from a commercial river trip last month. Park rangers say the body was recovered Wednesday […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Provo Municipal Council will move to only using lethal methods of controlling the urban deer population. The Daily Herald reports that the city will now use either professional archers or traps and euthanization. The city previously used a combination of lethal and non-lethal methods, but […]
The Emery County Sheriff’s Office is sending out a warning after they rescued a group of Boy Scouts from Cedar City on the Green River Wednesday. According to a post on Facebook, Emery County Officials helped over 20 scouts and leader to safety. The group was using mostly homemade canoes […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University has updated its honor code process following widespread student criticism that it lacks transparency and compassion. University officials announced the changes Wednesday. They include following an “innocent until proven guilty” policy and allowing someone to accompany students in honor code meetings. Honor code […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah youth psychiatric residential treatment center will close its doors after reports of sexual abuse and violence. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Red Rock Canyon School’s parent company said Tuesday the facility will close within 60 days. Sequel Youth and Family Services says they’re […]
DENVER (AP) — A National Transportation Safety Board investigation has determined that pilot error likely caused a plane crash that killed a Colorado family of four. The Colorado Sun reported Wednesday that 47-year-old Jeff Makepeace was flying a single-engine plane with his family from Fort Collins to Moab, Utah. The agency says […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tech worker was charged Wednesday with murder and kidnapping in the death of a Utah college student whose body was found in a wooded area with her arms bound behind her. Prosecutors said Ayoola A. Ajayi, 31, was the last person Mackenzie Lueck communicated […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police arrested eight people after protesters of the Utah Inland Port Authority clashed with authorities. Salt Lake City police say three people were cited and released Tuesday, but five were taken to jail on suspicion of charges that ranged from assault against a police officer […]
BOSTON (AP) — Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver’s license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers’ knowledge or consent. Public records obtained by the Georgetown Law Center on […]
