LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah region that has long been a “dry county” that doesn’t allow alcohol is considering a proposed change that would allow wineries. The alcohol ordinance has not been changed in more than 30 years, but several local farms approached the Cache County Council in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah gun owners will be allowed to carry concealed weapons without a permit under a bill signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox. Several other states are considering similar measures backed by gun-rights groups like the National Rifle Association. Utah previously required people […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Murray School District has suspended a program aimed at introducing kids to more diverse and inclusive literature after parents complained after a teacher read a book about a transgender child to a class of third graders last month. Murray School District spokesman Doug Perry […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Booking photos taken by police when a person is arrested are often made public, but some experts say releasing someone’s mug shot can undermine the presumption of innocence, perpetuate racial stereotypes and leave an indelible stain on a person’s life. Legislation proposed this year in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah House committee has narrowly approved a bill that would require new online devices sold in the state to automatically activate protections against accessing adult content. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the measure that passed by a single vote Thursday would require every new […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned a Trump administration action that allowed mining and other development on 10 million acres in parts of western states that are considered important for the survival of a struggling bird species. U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill said in Thursday’s ruling that […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Search and rescuers have safely extracted two snowmobilers who were stranded in a snowstorm in Utah. The recovery operation that finished Tuesday occurred after search and rescue officials were contacted about two snowmobilers who were stranded in a rugged region of southeastern Cache County. The search […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker has received criticism for comments he made during a committee hearing on a proposed ban to race-based hair discrimination. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that several Black women testified about the harms of race-based grooming policies. Republican state Sen. Derrin Owens told […]
Over 30 pounds of drugs were confiscated from an individual after a Richfield city police officer stopped a vehicle from Minnesota on the evening of Feb. 7. The officer reported that after pulling over Cassandra Miller, age 28, he could smell marijuana and a Utah Highway Patrol Trooper’s K-9 later […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An investigator says a skier caught in an avalanche that killed four people in Utah survived by clinging to a tree through the onslaught of rushing snow and later helped save two people. The avalanche forecaster investigating the slide said Tuesday that when the snow […]
