SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Amid apprehension about a possible outbreak of coronavirus, Utah lawmakers are distancing themselves from a political mainstay of handshaking while a major business conference scheduled for mid-March with Michelle Obama speaking has been canceled. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that signs posted around the capitol on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is poised to study the disproportionate violence inflicted against Native American women and girls after the Utah Legislature voted to create a task force. The Deseret News reports indigenous communities gathered at the Utah Capitol to celebrate Tuesday after the proposal passed the Senate […]
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A June 15 trial start has been scheduled for a Utah truck driver accused in the Nebraska crash death of a Wisconsin woman. Court records say Peterson Black, of Taylorsville, Utah, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah bill that would require doctors to show a woman an ultrasound before performing an abortion has passed a House committee vote. The passage through the Judiciary Committee Tuesday moves the measure to the full House. Republican Rep. Steve Christiansen’s bill would require a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bernie Sanders decisively won the Democratic nominating contest Tuesday in Utah following a day of voting that set a record for turnout in a presidential primary. The Vermont senator prevailed by drawing from a deep well of support with left-leaning voters. Moderate candidates also campaigned […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters are headed to the polls to cast their votes in the state’s first presidential primary held on Super Tuesday, the high-profile series of contests held in delegate-rich states. The Democratic front-runner is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, though Utah voters have also been courted […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah would ban most abortions if the U.S. legal landscape changes under a proposal that has been passed by the Utah Senate. The Salt Lake Tribune reports it was approved on a party-line vote after Democrats argued against the plan to make performing an abortion […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bernie Sanders focused on President Donald Trump and his own progressive message on Monday even as his moderate Democratic rivals began to line up behind former Vice President Joe Biden. He rallied at the Utah State Fairpark hours after rival Amy Klobuchar made what turned […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Malik Porter had 21 points as Idaho State ended its 12-game losing streak, defeating Weber State 78-70. Porter hit 9 of 12 shots and added seven rebounds. Tarik Cool had 15 points for Idaho State (7-20, 4-14 Big Sky Conference). Austin Smellie added 14 points and […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points, Rudy Gobert added 20 and the Utah Jazz began a four-game trip with a 126-113 win over the short-handed Cavaliers. Cleveland dressed only nine players because of injuries and used just seven. Donovan Mitchell added 17 points for the Jazz. Utah was […]
