RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists want a federal judge to allow them to join a legal battle over a type of sage grouse found only along the California-Nevada line in opposition to a lawsuit filed by off-road vehicle enthusiasts trying to overturn U.S. protections for the bird. Four national environmental […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has heard arguments over the possibility of a new trial for a woman convicted as an accomplice in a police officer’s killing. The Daily Herald reports that no decision was reached when the court convened at Brigham Young University Monday to hear whether Meagan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature has passed a bill banning oversight powers for independent civilian boards established to review police departments. The Utah Senate and House approved the bill Monday despite one of its sponsors saying it would not change current state procedures. Republican Sen. Don Ipson […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Utah beginning a four-game trip while jockeying for position in the tight Western Conference playoff race, the objective in its first game was clear — contain Wizards All-Star guard Bradley Beal. Beal had posted back-to-back 40-point games for the Wizards, who are clinging to the slimmest […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski says she won’t run for re-election this year due to a serious family matter. She made history when she won in 2015 to become the city’s first openly gay mayor. Biskupski said Monday in a news release that she […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has denied a Utah gun rights advocate’s attempt to block the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks, the gun attachment that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The Salt Lake Tribune reports U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish declined last Friday to grant […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah has approved $50 million in funding for a new technology building at Weber State University. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reported Monday the state Legislature passed the appropriation before the end of session. Officials with the Ogden campus said in a news release that the new facility will […]
IVINS, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a teenage boy has died after falling inside Snow Canyon State Park in southwestern Utah. KUTV in Salt Lake City reports park officials say the incident happened Sunday afternoon. The 13-year-old, who was visiting from Iowa, was free climbing with no ropes or equipment. Park officials […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Now that former San Juan County commissioner Phil Lyman is getting a government stipend as a state lawmaker, federal prosecutors want him to increase his monthly payments for $96,000 in damage caused by an illegal ATV protest ride he led through a pristine southeastern canyon […]
ANETH, Utah (AP) — Authorities say they have temporarily suspended a search for a 4-year-old girl missing since last week in the Utah portion of Navajo Nation. The Navajo Police Department said Sunday that after three unsuccessful days of ground and water searches for Anndine Jones, they are taking a […]
