PROVO, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah city and its former mayor have been ordered to pay $1.7 million in damages stemming from a lawsuit alleging defamation and breach of contract in a series of land disputes in Box Elder County over nearly 20 years. Patterson Construction, Box Elder Development, […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Salt Lake County officials are moving forward with a $58 million sales tax for transportation after receiving support from Sandy and Draper city councils. The Deseret News reports the tax hike will raise taxes by roughly one cent for every $4 spent to pay for transit and road […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A teenager accused of raping and trying to kill a 50-year-old woman who was jogging in a park in suburban Salt Lake City has been ordered to stand trial on kidnapping, sexual assault and attempted murder charges. A judge bound the 16-year-old over for trial […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three young Utah girls. The Daily Herald reports 33-year-old Johnathon Nixon pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of aggravated child sexual abuse and child sodomy. Nixon of Eagle Mountain was arrested in May. He told police he began […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Financial disclosures show former presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a large leg up on his opponent heading into Utah Republican primary next Tuesday. Romney’s campaign reported raising nearly $2 million between April and June. He spent $1.4 million in that period and has roughly $1.6 […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah teenager told police he tried to blow up a homemade explosive device in his backpack at school because he’d been looking at Islamic State propaganda and wanted to cause fear. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports prosecutors showed video Monday of the […]
WOODS CROSS, Utah (AP) — Stars of the Discovery Channel show “Diesel Brothers” have been ordered not to modify vehicles in ways that could lead to greater pollution. Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment attorney Reed Zars told the Standard-Examiner he was glad a judge intervened with the June 8 order. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s two-year streak of record visitation to the state’s ski resorts was snapped this past winter when visits dropped by 10 percent. Ski Utah said Monday in a news release that the state logged 4.1 million skier days this past winter. That’s down from nearly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says it’s “deeply troubled” by the separation of families at the U.S-Mexico border and is urging national leaders to fix the situation and find compassionate solutions. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement Monday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say they’re several months away from finalizing rules for narrow medical marijuana laws passed by the Legislature this year. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Scott Ericson told state lawmakers Monday that the regulations aren’t expected to be published until after Utah voters weigh […]
