SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a rock climber died after falling 60 feet in a remote spot in southern Utah. Washington County Sheriff’s Lt. David Crouse said in a news release Thursday that 63-year-old Fiorenzo Marino Antognini fell on Monday while climbing near the small town of Motoqua. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah soon will be a tobacco-free institution. KSL-TV reports the mandate, effective beginning in July, will prohibit smoking and the use of any tobacco products on campus grounds at any time. A release from the university Monday says the tobacco-free effort is part of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he is open to changing the state’s gun laws as one of other strategies to prevent violence at schools. The Republican said at his monthly televised news conference at KUED Thursday that he is not a member of the National […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — The body of a woman who disappeared on her way home from English class in Utah three years ago has been found and police are investigating her death as a homicide, officials said Thursday. The skeletal remains of Elena Laguna Salgado, who had moved to […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A trial for a former Utah State football player accused of sexually assaulting seven women has been set for January. The Herald Journal reports that 24-year-old Torrey Green appeared in court Tuesday, where attorneys established a plan for trial. The seven cases charged against him will be tried […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state lawyers are telling a judge that former Utah Attorney General John Swallow isn’t entitled to $1.6 million in reimbursement for legal fees because he wasn’t working for the state when he was acquitted of corruption charges. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Assistant Attorney General […]
The Sanpete County Sheriff has released the following statement regarding a report of a fired teacher at North Sanpete High School. Mid Utah Radio has chosen not to name the teacher at this time. “On May 2, 2018 the school resource officer at North Sanpete High School was informed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah School Safety Commission says it’s making progress on reaching a series of recommendations to help prevent school shootings. Commission member Terryl Warner told The Salt Lake Tribune that the recommendations might not require legislative approval to implement. Warner says the Utah Board of Education has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state tax official says lawmakers should meet in a special session this summer to stave off a higher tax bill that some Utah families could face next year. Utah Tax Commission Chairman John Valentine said Tuesday at a conference of the Utah Taxpayers Association […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — U.S. officials say they’re expecting record numbers of visitors to southern Utah’s Zion National Park this holiday weekend that could have people waiting more than 45 minutes to enter the park and board shuttles. The National Park Service says Memorial Day weekend is their busiest of […]
