PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors have canceled a jury trial scheduled for a man accused of starting one of the largest wildfires in Utah history. The Daily Herald reported the state dismissed a misdemeanor charge of burning during a closed fire season against 63-year-old Robert Ray Lyman. A misdemeanor reckless […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Voters could soon be asked to change the Utah Constitution to allow a major shift in education funding after a deal announced Wednesday with the state’s largest teacher’s union. The compromise would include increasing the amount of money schools get per student and the creation […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to limit the use of cash bail for people arrested in Utah passed the Legislature Wednesday after supporters argued the current system can mean people who are presumed innocent stay stuck behind bars only because they don’t have money for bail. The plan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah House lawmakers have passed legislation giving political candidates greater access to voter registration information. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the revised bill stripped out a section giving heightened privacy protections to legislators. The measure would continue to protect voter information from the general public, […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jarod Lucas hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left and Oregon State withstood Alfonso Plummer’s conference-record 11 3-pointers to beat Utah 71-69 in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament. No. 8 seed Utah led by 14 early in the second half behind Plummer. Making his […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Dre Marin posted 19 points as Southern Utah got past Idaho 75-69 in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Seventh-seeded Southern Utah will try to break a two-game losing streak to Northern Colorado, a No. 2 seed, on Thursday in the quarterfinals. John […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Osi Nwachukwu scored 16 points and Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’afa had 13 points and 10 rebounds to carry Sacramento State to a 62-54 win over Weber State in the first game of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Bryce Fowler added 15 points for No. 9 seed Sacramento State, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a California businessman teamed with a pair of Utah polygamists and helped them expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up getting nearly $500 million in government funds. They say the money was used to buy luxury sports cars and million-dollar homes. U.S. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Changes to a voter-approved law aimed at curbing gerrymandering passed the Utah Legislature on Wednesday. The plan now before Utah Gov. Gary Herbert comes after supporters of the 2018 initiative agreed to a compromise revising the measure that creates an independent redistricting commission. It will advise […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed in an explosion at an engineering business in northern Utah. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reports the man, whose name has not been released, died in the blast at HyPerComp Engineering in Brigham City on Tuesday morning. The man, who was […]
