SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Utah Rep. Phil Lyman to appear in court after prosecutors say he repeatedly ignored requests to hand over his tax records. A district judge says U.S. marshals are prepared to arrest Lyman should he be found in contempt of court. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is considering a statewide mask mandate and is planning expanded coronavirus to fight a recent surge of virus cases in the state. The Republican governor says he is alarmed by the increase, much of it in Utah County. And an infectious […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City Council says it’s considering an ordinance that would limit its police department’s access to decommissioned military equipment. A provision in the 1997 National Defense Authorization Act makes it easy for police departments nationwide to ask for surplus military equipment from the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An infectious disease expert says a spike of COVID-19 cases in Utah will continue if schools continue resisting state health department guidelines. Dr. Eddie Stenehjem of the Intermountain Healthcare hospital network says the recent increase in new cases was likely driven by high school and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a Utah police officer was charged with aggravated assault after ordering a dog to attack a Black man who had put his hands in the air. Jeffery Ryans was in his backyard on April 24 when police responded to a domestic dispute call. […]
Any plans for the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in returning to football are on hold due to health policies in two states within the conference. The Big Ten changed course and said it will begin an eight-game football schedule on Oct. 23. The Pac-12 has also reconsidered starting […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney is sharply criticizing a Republican investigation into Democrat Joe Biden’s son. The Utah Republican says it is “not the legitimate role of government” to try and damage political opponents. His comments Wednesday came as a Senate committee pressed ahead with a review of Hunter […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities said a Utah man armed with a bow and arrow, rifle and knife was killed during a shootout with police officers near a suburban high school. Lt. Dave Edwards of the Bountiful Police Department says a 27-year-old man asked police to shoot him near […]
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Models released by the U.S. government suggest a future with less water may arrive sooner than previously projected for the seven states that rely on the Colorado River. After a relatively dry summer, government scientists project Lake Powell and Lake Mead are 12% more likely […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teenager who was the only girl on her school’s football team says she often faced discriminatory treatment by her coach and teammates. Sixteen-year-old Laura Goetz says she felt excluded and degraded during the two years she played football at West Jordan High School. […]
