SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury is acquitting a former Utah attorney general of bribery and evidence tampering charges in one of the highest-profile scandals in state history. The jury announced its verdict against John Swallow on Thursday in a Salt Lake City courtroom following a three-week trial. Swallow […]
(Box Elder County, UT) – Northeastern Utah is facing the possibility of more flooding as rain and warm temperatures melt mountain snow. The National Weather service has issued flood watches and warnings in that area that will last through the weekend. Weber, Box Elder, Cache, Rich and Morgan counties have the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert says there’s no evidence that children are any more likely to drink alcohol if they see alcoholic drinks being prepared in restaurants. Utah requires that some restaurants mix and pour alcoholic drinks behind a barrier, with proponents contending that it helps curb […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The star of 2004 hit movie “Napoleon Dynamite” is telling lawmakers that Utah’s film tax incentives are vital to luring productions to the state. Actor and producer Jon Heder spoke briefly to the state Legislature on Thursday about how the tax credits could help him […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s House of Representatives has approved changes to the state’s stand-your-ground self-defense law making it clear that people don’t need to try to run away before using force, including deadly force, against someone. Republican Rep. Cory Maloy’s proposal says a person doesn’t need to back […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Attorney General’s Office says investigators have seized evidence and hundreds of thousands in cash from about 500 coin game machines across the state that violate Utah’s gambling ban. Investigations Chief Leo Lucey says the attorney general’s office and other law enforcement agencies served […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Utah senators have unanimously backed a bill that would require college counselors to keep sexual abuse reports confidential, almost one year after Mormon-owned Brigham Young University faced major backlash when it was revealed it shared assault victim information with its honor code […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury has resumed deliberating in the bribery trial of former Utah attorney general, one of the highest-profile scandals in state history. A jury of five men and three women went back into session Thursday morning after spending a couple of hours on the case […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Provo’s police chief says it is not his department’s job to act as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The Daily Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2mKTwEP ) that in a memo addressed to the staff of the Provo Police Department, Chief John King said that officers should focus on […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — More than a dozen climbing routes on rocky cliffs in southern Utah’s Zion National Park have been temporarily closed to help protect peregrine falcons. U.S. Park Service officials closed the routes on Monday on cliffs where the endangered falcons have nested in the past. Park officials […]
