SANDY, Utah (AP) — A Salt Lake City suburb is distributing bottled water to residents of approximately 600 homes in an area where tests show the city’s tap water is contaminated with lead and copper. Sandy officials on Saturday said on Facebook that residents of the affected area shouldn’t drink […]
HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a retired firefighter rescued a woman who was severely injured in a home explosion that occurred as the woman and her children arrived at the residence for a weekend stay. Wasatch County Fire spokeswoman Janet Carson says the explosion occurred Friday night near […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Parents of Mormon missionaries will be able to hear their children’s voices a lot more often under new rules announced Friday. The proselytizing youngsters can call home every week instead of only twice a year. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to strengthen hate-crimes legislation in Utah could be faltering. Republican Senate President Stuart Adams said Friday it doesn’t yet have broad support in the GOP caucus. State lawmakers say concerns remain about which groups would have protections and whether the measure would be […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Salt Lake City area elementary schools are keeping students inside after reports of a mountain lion sighting in a backyard near one of the schools. Jordan School District spokeswoman Sandra Riesgraf said Friday that the cougar was spotted by a resident early Friday morning […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two earthquakes gauged small in strength shook the Salt Lake City area Friday morning. University of Utah Seismograph Stations put the quakes that occurred shortly after 5 a.m. at magnitude 3.2 and 3.7 and said they were centered on the suburb of Bluffdale and occurred […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest health provider has given its doctors the green light to recommend medical marijuana to patients with qualifying conditions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Intermountain Healthcare sent out new guidance this week to its network of providers, reversing a previous directive that advised physicians against recommending […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced the approval of two coal mining projects in southern Utah, including one nestled between two national parks in the state’s red rock region. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the mining projects in a news release Thursday, declaring […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Junior guard TJ Haws scored eight of his career-high 35 points in overtime while Yoeli Childs had five of his 27 in the extra period to lead BYU to an 88-82 victory against San Diego on Thursday night. Childs also had 12 rebounds for BYU (17-10, […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Joshua Patton scored 22 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as Sacramento State pulled away from Southern Utah in the second half to post an 84-73 victory Thursday night. The Hornets trailed at intermission, 33-32, but erupted for 52 second-half points to secure the win. Marcus […]
