SANDY, Utah (AP) — An attack against a gay couple in suburban Salt Lake City is being investigated as a hate crime. Sandy Police said on Wednesday that they had arrested a 17-year-old on suspicion of assault, alleging that he had physically attacked and used derogatory slurs against the couple […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The state of Utah is joining a task force that wants to stop companies from allowing robocalls coming from outside the United States. Attorney General Sean Reyes announced yesterday that the task force will be looking to sue telecommunications companies that allow illegal calls. Reyes […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been arrested on accusations he started a wildfire while trying to burn a spider with his lighter. A probable cause statement says 26-year-old Cory Allan Martin told deputies that he spotted the spider Monday while he was in a hiking area […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Most Utahns are willing to do more to conserve water to help ease the effect the drought is having on the state. A Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics poll released last week asked Utahns what could be done to help increase conservation efforts. Fifty-percent of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is urging President Biden to reconsider proposed new rules that would include sexual orientation and gender identity as considerations under Title Nine. The Utah Republican sent a letter to Biden yesterday asking him to keep from enacting new regulations on programs such as […]
(Juab County, UT) — The Juab County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about a series of suspicious cattle deaths. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating three separate times that livestock was killed in the Levan and Mills areas. A 20-thousand-dollar reward is being offered in connection with the investigation. Anyone with […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West has retired after 33 years of serving in the U.S. Forest Service. Deputy Forest Supervisor Michelle Paduani will be the acting forest supervisor as the Southwestern Regional Office searches for a replacement for West, who officially retired Saturday. A […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mitt Romney is more popular with Democrats than he is among members of this own party. That’s the finding of a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll that asked registered voters to rate the GOP senator’s job performance. Fifty-percent of those polled approved […]
(Ephraim, UT) — The number of turkeys raised in Utah for food that have tested positive for bird flu is up to over 50-thousand. The latest case in Sanpete County involved nearly 13-thousand commercially raised turkeys. The new case was reported on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is announcing billions of dollars in infrastructure support for Utah. While in Salt Lake City today, Buttigieg said the over seven-billion dollars the state will get over five years will help protect communities from extreme weather. The program will modernize […]
