BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than a century after the U.S. started selling oil leases on public lands, the Biden administration is seeking to let conservationists lease government property to restore it. The idea is stirring debate over the best use of vast taxpayer-owned property in the West. The proposal […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah court on Friday will consider a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing a statewide ban on abortion clinics set to begin taking effect next week. The organization in a motion filed earlier this month argued a state law passed earlier this year […]
DRAPER, UTAH (AP) — Two dangerously unstable homes in suburban Salt Lake City whose occupants were ordered to evacuate six months ago have collapsed down a hill. No one was injured when the unoccupied houses broke apart early Saturday in Draper. Officials say the homes had been in danger due […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Parts of California are under water, emergency flood declarations are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to prepare for a bountiful spring runoff. Climate experts say all the snow and rain over the winter months helped alleviate dry conditions […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother and their five kids before turning the gun on himself had done online searches about how loud different guns sound and whether neighbors could hear gunshots five days before the killings, according to court records. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police said that officers witnessed a drive-by shooting Saturday before pursuing the involved vehicle and arresting three teenagers. Nobody was hurt in the shooting or consequent arrests, police said. One of the vehicle’s passengers, a 14-year-old girl who was not arrested, was […]
After two years of virtual editions, the Sundance Film Festival is returning to Park City, Utah, armed with a robust slate of diverse features and documentaries that will premiere over 10 days beginning on Thursday. There are documentaries about the war in Ukraine with “20 Days in Mariupol,” as well […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Outdoor Retailer trade show is back in Salt Lake City this week after a four-year run in Denver. But missing at the massive expo are industry giants boycotting the show over Utah’s stance on public land issues. Companies including Patagonia, REI, and The North […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A plane has crashed at a Utah airport after takeoff, killing one person and injuring three just before midday Monday. Provo city officials say one person was transported to the hospital in critical condition and two sustained minor bumps and bruises. The airport in Provo, just […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will make additional shelter beds available for people experiencing homelessness after five died in recent days amid sub-freezing temperatures that are expected to plunge further throughout the United States this weekend. An emergency order signed Tuesday by Mayor Erin Mendenhall will make […]
