SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Senate has voted down a bill that would require couples to pay $20 more to get a marriage license unless they take a six-hour course on marriage skills or undergo three hours of premarital counseling. Without any debate, lawmakers on Monday squashed a plan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court is refusing to revive an excessive force lawsuit from the family of a Utah doctor who killed himself after his arrest by federal agents in an artifact looting investigation. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Monday the Bureau of Land […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah teenager accused of firing a shotgun into the ceiling of a junior high classroom before being disarmed by his parents has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reports the 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty Monday to two felony charges: theft […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State tourism officials are promoting the new Bears Ears National Monument on their website despite a push by Gov. Gary Herbert and other top leaders to have it rescinded. Vicki Varela, the managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism, said Monday that the state […]
HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say three people are dead and at least one person was hurt in a head-on crash on a U.S, highway in Utah. State Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce tells KSL-TV (http://bit.ly/2kGWji5) the crash happened about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 40 North of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — More companies say they’re pulling out of the Outdoor Retailer show in protest of recent legislative efforts targeting Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase areas. Companies that say they’re joining Patagonia in the boycott include backpack makers Peak Design, Polartec Fabrics and Power Practical. Convention […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Liquor markup in Utah is the highest in country, and Utahns could be paying even more in the future. The Alcohol Research Group says Utah customers pay an extra 88 percent on a combination of markup and freight on a bottle of wine. “The Salt […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah House members are advancing a bill to create a State Park at the Little Sahara sand dunes at Sand Mountain. It would be Utah’s first wilderness area on state-managed lands. The bill names the proposed nine-thousand acre area in honor of the late Utah […]
Salt Lake City, UT) — Kids might be allowed to bring sunscreen to school. Current law prohibits students from bringing any over-the-counter medication and items that include sunscreen to school without a doctor’s note, or parent permission. A bill seeks to change that.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Senate has voted down a bill that would require couples to pay $20 more to get a marriage license unless they take a six-hour course on marriage skills or undergo three hours of premarital counseling. Without any debate, lawmakers on Monday squashed a plan […]
