SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has named a venomous lizard with black and yellow bead-like scales as its state reptile. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill into a law last week that adds the Gila monster to the list of state symbols, honoring the lizard among such things […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal legislation has been introduced on a plan to address the shrinking supply of water from a river that serves 40 million people in the U.S. West. Sen. Martha McSally and Rep. Raul Grijalva introduced identical bills Tuesday and vowed to move them quickly through the […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A highway through a Utah national park will close for road repairs for most of April. The Spectrum reports that Zion-Mount Carmel Highway will be closed for three weeks beginning April 9. Officials say the road in the park 308 miles (about 496 kilometers) south […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Alliance of American Football has ended its first season prematurely and told most employees that they will be terminated as of Wednesday. Employees were notified of the decision in a letter from the AAF board on Tuesday afternoon. The board essentially is majority owner Tom […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A measure strengthening Utah’s hate crimes law is being hailed as historic as Gov. Gary Herbert signs it into law. Herbert said at a signing-ceremony Tuesday the law sends a message that “every individual in our society is worthy of dignity, respect and love.” The […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother faces charges accusing her of drinking alcohol with teenagers and performing lap dances for them during a birthday party at her home. The Deseret News reports that 40-year-old Rhianna Renae Nivens of Harrisville was charged Tuesday with four counts each of dealing in harmful materials […]
MOUNTAIN GREEN, Utah (AP) — Residents in a small Utah town are being advised to boil their drinking water after someone broke into a water storage tank. The Cottonwood Mutual Water Company issued the warning to customers in the Morgan County town of Mountain Green after discovering the breech during […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Public Safety says it arrested nearly 40 people under Utah’s new drunken driving law in its first month. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that 38 people were arrested in January under the state’s DUI law implemented that month. Authorities say the statute […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Officials say 19 students and employees at a Utah high school were treated for respiratory distress after a student released pepper spray. Park City fire information officer Tricia Hazelrigg says police were called to Park City High School about 2 p.m. on Monday. Hazelrigg says […]
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a Colorado man accused of attempting to kill cattle in Utah. The Durango Herald reports that 63-year-old Mark Franklin entered a plea agreement rather than stand trial and face up to six years in jail on a felony charge of “attempted wanton destruction […]
