SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A public records board says Utah sheriffs had the right to keep voluntary standards and inspection reports for the state’s county jails secret, even though some of the guidelines have already been released. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the state records committee has decided that the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal officials have identified 700,000 acres in western Utah that can be temporarily closed to test military weapons including so-called “hypersonic” missiles traveling faster than the speed of sound. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Air Force and Bureau of Land Management have reached an agreement […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities and supporters of a Provo woman who was last seen three years ago are appealing to the public for help, but say there are no major new leads in the case. The Daily Herald reports that police have not given up the search for Elizabeth Elena Laguna […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal wildlife managers under the Trump administration are loosening contentious endangered-species protections for Utah prairie dogs, which worries animal advocates but relieves people in southern Utah who say their town was overrun by the burrowing creatures. The new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules finalized […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Thunder might be without starting shooting guard Corey Brewer for their first-round playoff series opener Sunday against Utah. Brewer sprained his right knee during Oklahoma City’s regular-season finale against Memphis. He did light work Friday and didn’t practice. Another Thunder shooting guard, Alex Abrines, is […]
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The search for a small airplane that went missing on its way from northern Colorado to Utah has been suspended. The Boulder Daily Camera reports searchers spent two weeks looking for the Cessna 210 with no luck after it took off from Erie on its way to Richfield, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state audit has found that Utah public schools collected $71 million in fees from students last year, increasing by 29 percent over the last five years. The Deseret News reports the State Board of Education audit released Thursday found that academic fees ranged from a few […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A northern Utah courthouse has been evacuated due to a bomb threat for the second time in eight days. Utah state courts spokesman Geoff Fattah said Thursday that the courthouse in Ogden was cleared for roughly two hours on Thursday afternoon after authorities received a […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah officials say they have repaired computer glitches that could have potentially allowed residents restricted from gun ownership to buy firearms. They say it’s not possible to know how many restricted people purchased guns. The Standard-Examiner reports the first glitch occurred in February 2017 and prevented court records […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gun rights groups are planning rallies in three Utah cities on Saturday as part of similar events across the U.S. aimed at pushing back against a wave of student-led gun violence protests that some see as a threat to the Second Amendment. A group called […]
