CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Models released by the U.S. government suggest a future with less water may arrive sooner than previously projected for the seven states that rely on the Colorado River. After a relatively dry summer, government scientists project Lake Powell and Lake Mead are 12% more likely […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teenager who was the only girl on her school’s football team says she often faced discriminatory treatment by her coach and teammates. Sixteen-year-old Laura Goetz says she felt excluded and degraded during the two years she played football at West Jordan High School. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s renovated airport welcomed its first passengers Tuesday at a new concourse that is part of the first phase of a $4.1 billion project.A plane leaving for Atlanta received a water cannon salute on the tarmac and city, airport and airline officials held […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Utah say an 11-year-old girl has been hospitalized after she fell at a waterfall above the Sundance Mountain Resort this past weekend. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the Utah County sheriff’s office said the girl sustained a serious head injury after falling […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Officials in Utah announced that the state has eliminated its sexual assault kit backlog five years after reporting more than 2,000 were untested. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that forensic nurse Julie Valentine joined state leaders Thursday outside the Utah crime lab in Taylorsville to make […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A family lawyer says a 13-year-old autistic boy who was shot by police in Salt Lake City will likely experience lifelong injuries. The attorney said in an email Friday that the boy is hospitalized with “pierced organs” and “shattered bones” and is “lucky to be […]
On Sep. 12, authorities responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and a SUV in Ephraim. According to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Clay Morgan, a 2000 Harley Davidson was traveling South on Main Street in Ephraim at 200 South. A 2007 GMC Acadia was stopped at a stop sign facing […]
A new report underscores that kids can bring the new coronavirus home from day care and infect relatives. The study released Friday comes from researchers in Utah and at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It focused on three outbreaks in Salt Lake City child care facilities between April […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City schools will delay their first day until Monday due to continued power outages after a windstorm tore through Utah this week. The storm knocked down trees and caused significant damage from Salt Lake City to Logan. Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor and state leaders have announced new plans for fighting the coronavirus pandemic and boosting the state’s economy. The state is aiming to keep its COVID-19 fatality rate below 1% and maintain a 4.5% unemployment rate. State officials also unveiled an online dashboard that […]
