SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dixie State University trustees have voted for the school to change its name to Utah Tech University. That came Tuesday after the school’s previous name recommendation faced backlash and confusion. The board voted unanimously to drop the earlier recommendation of Utah Polytechnic State University after […]
HILDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has closed its canyons because of a flash flood warning issued for much of southern Utah. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Tuesday for Hildale, Utah, Zion National Park and other areas near the Utah-Arizona border. Park officials closed access […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A passenger who tried to break into an airplane cockpit last week had recently been under the influence of methamphetamine before he jumped from the moving plane in Los Angeles. Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez of La Paz, Mexico, broke his leg Friday when he opened the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is planning to visit Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah this week as part of a tour through southwestern states. The White House said Monday that Emhoff will be visiting the park on Friday as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Fire officials say a five-alarm fire ripped through a Salt Lake City apartment building early Monday morning, causing extensive damage. Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Tony Stowe says there were no major injuries or deaths reported at the six-story building in downtown Salt Lake City. […]
NORTH LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A small airplane crashed into an unoccupied house in northern Utah, killing the pilot. The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday in North Logan. North Park Police say nobody was in the house at the time of the crash. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a passenger was taken to the hospital after he jumped out of a moving plane at Los Angeles International Airport. Authorities say United Express flight 5365 was pulling away from a gate Friday evening when the man tried to breach the cockpit, then opened […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Maxi Urruti scored in the second half to help the Houston Dynamo tie Real Salt Lake 1-1. Urruti tied it for the Dynamo in the 52nd minute with a right-footed rocket from a step in front of the 18-yard box. Justen Glad opened the scoring in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The end of tenant protections by month’s end has raised concerns that thousands of Utah residents will be unable to afford their monthly rent and face eviction. The state has received millions in federal funding to help with outstanding rent, utility payments and other expenses. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The police chief of the Salt Lake City suburb of Cottonwood Heights has been paid a $70,000 settlement after filing a lawsuit claiming the city had planned to wrongfully terminate him. KUTV reports the money came from the Utah Local Government Trust, which is funded […]
