SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has chosen eight companies to grow cannabis for its medical marijuana program set to open next year. The state’s Department of Agriculture announced the picks Friday morning. The winners include medical marijuana cultivators with businesses in other states and a smaller greenhouse in Utah. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Army sergeant from Utah who died in Afghanistan has been laid to rest in Ogden. Family, friends, fellow military members and others gathered Thursday for the funeral of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, The Standard-Examiner reported . Robbins, 31, is survived by […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s low unemployment rate took a slight dip last month. The state Department of Workforce Services announced Friday that June’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.8 percent was down from 2.9 percent in May. There were about 45,500 residents unemployed but seeking work. The national […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teenager has been sentenced to a juvenile detention facility for the deadly shooting of a 16-year-old boy. The judge at the sentencing hearing Thursday did not set a specific detention term for the 15-year-old shooter, allowing the youth parole board to determine it. […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to build the nation’s first small modular nuclear reactors to produce commercial power is a step closer. A Utah-based energy cooperative said Wednesday that it has sales contracts for enough carbon-free power to begin a license application process with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials say reports of bears coming down from the mountains and rummaging through backyard and campgrounds throughout Utah have more than doubled this year. Faith Jolley with the Division of Wildlife Resources said Wednesday her agency has already received more than 25 reports of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop says he may change his mind about retiring and run again for his House seat. The longtime Republican congressman tells the Deseret News on Thursday that he’s considering running for another term and plans to announce his decision at the end of July. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman has died after a tree fell on her head. The Deseret News reports the 74-year-old woman was cutting down trees with a chain saw near her family’s cabin in Manor Lands on Tuesday. Summit County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright says a dead […]
HIGHLAND, Utah (AP) — The city of Highland has passed a resolution in support of anti-abortion legislation, marking at least the third time a local government in Utah has a taken an official position against the procedure since state lawmakers passed new restrictions this year. The resolution approved Tuesday declares […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ top leader has been invited to speak at the NAACP convention in Detroit, marking the latest sign of a burgeoning partnership between the two organizations. The Utah-based faith said in a news release Wednesday that president Russell […]
