SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert says he supports a proposal to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and he hopes to use his trip to Washington next week to discuss states’ authority and the new Bears Ears National Monument with President Donald Trump’s administration. Herbert told The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The left-leaning group Alliance for a Better Utah says hundreds of Utah residents do not want congress to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law. The organization presented its report during a press conference Wednesday. Several residents spoke and shared stories about how the repeal […]
(Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com) LAYTON, Utah (AP) — A junior high student in northern Utah has been given a judge’s permission to join her school’s once all-male wrestling team while the gender discrimination case remains in court. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the girl’s mother, Kelly Janis, filed […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The former commander of a Utah jail has pleaded not guilty to misusing public money. The Spectrum reports Bret Allred entered not guilty pleas Wednesday to four counts of misuse of public funds. Court documents say Allred was responsible for the safekeeping of public funds […]
Seven young ladies will be competing in the Miss Fairview pageant this Saturday. “Masterpiece” is the theme for 2017 pageant, which will be held at the Peterson Dance Hall at 7 p.m. The winner will replace the reigning Miss Fairvew, Lydia Madsen. Competing are Dallas Ann Bell, daughter of Shelley […]
PRICE, Utah (AP)-Per the official Twitter account of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, the organization is offering seasonal positions as of Thursday. The Forest reports the positions open will be posted on usajobs.gov. All interested applicants in various positions may look there for anything sparking their interest.
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP)-Per a report from KSL.com and the St. George Spectrum, a Hurricane man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for committing child abuse. The 25-year-old Dakota Woolsey, per Washington County deputy attorney Zachary Weiland, abused and nearly killed his girlfriend’s 9-month-old son. Weiland stated the […]
PANGUITCH, Utah (AP) — Residents of the southern Utah county that houses part of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument are speaking out against a plan to shrink it. KSL-TV reports that at a Tuesday meeting, residents told Garfield County commissioners that they rely on the monument for business and recreation. […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Cedar City man accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman has pleaded guilty. The Spectrum reports that 28-year-old Leonel Morales on Tuesday pleaded guilty to attempted rape as part of a plea agreement. He was initially charged with first-degree felony rape and forcible sexual […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal agent testified that he saw a “sniper” on a freeway overpass pointing a military-style weapon at him while a crowd of protesters in a dry river bed called for the government to release Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle in April 2014. Trial resumed Wednesday […]
