SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The wife of a Salt Lake County councilman who died earlier this year is filling his seat on the council. The Deseret News reports Ann Granato was sworn in as a Salt Lake County councilwoman on Tuesday. The interim appointment is significant for Ann Granato since she […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With a July 1 deadline looming and $123 million at stake, school officials in Utah will ask the federal government for a one-year reprieve from a requirement that 95 percent of students participate in statewide testing. The Deseret News reports the Utah State Board of Education on […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a woman was shot and killed after apparently breaking into a Utah home. West Jordan police tell KSL-TV the woman was shot after a man heard the home garage door opening about 5:30 a.m. Friday and found her inside the house. Police say several other […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Alex Morgan scored on a header in the 57th minute and the U.S. national team beat China 1-0 in an exhibition match Thursday night. The teams also will meet Tuesday night in Cleveland. China has already qualified for the 2019 World Cup in France. The United […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials have approved a proposal for nearly 8,800 new houses and apartments southwest of Salt Lake City despite opposition from city leaders in the area. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Salt Lake County Council approved a zoning change Tuesday allowing the Olympia project to proceed. Project […]
RICHMOND, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a passenger steered a Utah public transit bus to safety after the driver had a medical emergency and passed out behind the wheel. Kenneth Manola says he knew something was wrong when the Cache Valley Transit District bus from Logan to Richmond began swerving […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A 41-year-old American Fork man who was accused of providing drugs and alcohol to minors in 2016 now faces charges of sexually abusing a teenage girl in Eagle Mountain. The Daily Herald reports Utah County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jonathan Storrs Tuesday on suspicion of multiple charges including aggravated […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Cedar City woman charged in the death of her 14-month-old daughter will stand trial later this year. The Spectrum reports Judge Keith Barnes granted a request for trial in the case against 24-year-old Cherokee Dea on Tuesday. She is charged with first-degree murder and felony child […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Facebook could receive an additional $5.8 million in sales tax breaks on a new data center planned for Utah. Sales tax incentives for the nearly 1-million-square-foot facility would be on top of $150 million in property tax breaks approved by Utah County in May. The […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — West Valley City police say a four-year-old girl is in critical condition after being rescued from a pool at an apartment complex. KUTV-TV reports she is the third child to drown or nearly drown in the last four days. Carlos Hernandez, who also lives at the […]
