SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Supporters say a proposed gay conversion therapy ban for minors has been gutted by changes that would allow therapists in conservative Utah to have some discussion about changing sexual orientation with young patients. The changes made Tuesday come after opponents marshalled a strong pushback against […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Officials at Zion National Park say a rockslide inside the park has forced the closure of state Route 9. The Spectrum newspaper reports that park officials announced Sunday that the road will remain closed “until further notice.” The rockslide on the switchbacks beneath the Zion-Mount Carmel tunnel […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a girl has recanted her report that a man tried unsuccessfully to abduct her near a junior high school in a Salt Lake City suburb. Bountiful police announced Tuesday that the girl recanted after it became apparent that her statements were not inconsistent with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bid to strengthen the state’s hate-crimes law passed its first vote on Monday following an occasionally emotional debate over the long-stalled idea that’s been gaining steam since the beating of a Latino man in Salt Lake City. The state has reached a tipping point […]
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Federal officials are investigating whether a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near the Utah-Colorado border was caused by a well that injects salty water deep underground. The quake struck Monday near a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation facility in western Colorado that collects salt from shallow underground water […]
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Balint Mocsan had 20 points as Idaho State narrowly defeated Weber State 78-74 on Monday night. Kelvin Jones had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Idaho State (10-17, 6-12 Big Sky Conference), which snapped its five-game losing streak. Brandon Boyd added 19 points. Chier Maker had […]
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Harald Frey had a career-high 32 points as Montana State topped Southern Utah 90-83 on Monday night. Frey made 11 of 12 from the free throw line. He added seven rebounds and six assists. Cameron Oluyitan scored a career-high 22 points for the Thunderbirds (14-14, 9-10 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jrue Holiday and Julius Randle each scored 30 points to rally the New Orleans Pelicans past the Utah Jazz 115-112 on Monday night. Anthony Davis had 15 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters for the Pelicans. Davis didn’t play in the fourth, but New […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials are reporting that a 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the Utah-Colorado border and was felt in the tourist town of Moab, Utah. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported that the earthquake hit Monday morning near Slide Rock Canyon, about 7 miles southeast of […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Sandy say a woman is expected to recover after being stabbed multiple times by her daughter. Police say 55-year-old Carla Orsini remained hospitalized Sunday while her daughter, 31-year-old Jayde Lauren Altemeier, was booked on charges including attempted murder. According to a police affidavit, Altemeier […]
