PHOENIX (AP) — More than a dozen states have moved to declare pornography a public health crisis, raising concerns among some experts who say the label goes too far and carries its own risks. The Arizona Senate approved a resolution this week calling for a systemic effort to prevent exposure […]
More than a century after Chinese workers helped build a portion of the Transcontinental Railroad, their descendants are pushing for more than a token mention in history. Members of the Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association are gathering in Utah this week to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railroad’s completion. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A popular three-day music festival featuring the likes of rapper G-Eazy has been cancelled after Utah state officials refused to grant a liquor license. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the authorities cited past drug and alcohol-related violations in refusing to grant a permit for the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new proposal could mean bigger crowds at one of the most exclusive hiking spots in the southwestern United States. The federal Bureau of Land Management proposed changes Wednesday that would increase daily visitor limits from 20 people to 96 people per day at The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune has announced plans to become a nonprofit as it moves toward a nontraditional model that it hopes will ensure long-term stability after years of financial struggles. Salt Lake Tribune editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce said Wednesday the move is aimed at finding a […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Police say a Utah man has died after a 17-year-old boy attacked him when his younger sister claimed the man sexually assaulted her on a bus last month. Logan police announced Tuesday that detectives reviewed video footage from the Cache Valley Transit District bus, finding that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City-area police department says a 41-year-old man was arrested following a chase that began after a suspicious vehicle rammed a police car. KUTV-TV reports that a total of two police cars were rammed during the Tuesday night incident that began in Midvale and ended […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mother is suing school administrators alleging that her son was dragged about 175 feet by a school bus in a racially motivated event. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, Brenda Mayes says the bus driver intentionally closed the door on her son’s backpack one […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A nearly 80-year-old steam locomotive has been restored and is back on the tracks in the American West to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad. Big Boy Number 4014 is longer than two city buses and weighs more than a Boeing 747 fully […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman charged with killing her children will face trial after years under state mental health care. The Standard-Examiner reported Monday that 53-year-old Sun Cha Warhola was deemed competent Monday to stand trial in the 2010 strangulation deaths of her two children. A judge granted matching prosecution […]
