On the night of Mar. 9 EMT’s, deputies, and Salina City officers responded to a call requesting help for a man who had been stabbed on a frontage road next to interstate 70 near mile post 68. Steven Lowman, age 39, was driving with Robert Martin, age 48, when the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a California businessman teamed with a pair of Utah polygamists and helped them expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up getting nearly $500 million in government funds. They say the money was used to buy luxury sports cars and million-dollar homes. U.S. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Changes to a voter-approved law aimed at curbing gerrymandering passed the Utah Legislature on Wednesday. The plan now before Utah Gov. Gary Herbert comes after supporters of the 2018 initiative agreed to a compromise revising the measure that creates an independent redistricting commission. It will advise […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed in an explosion at an engineering business in northern Utah. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reports the man, whose name has not been released, died in the blast at HyPerComp Engineering in Brigham City on Tuesday morning. The man, who was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to study medical treatment for transgender minors has been voted down at the Utah House. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Republican sponsor Rep. Brad Daw said he wanted to research the issue because some of the medications prescribed for transgender youth concerned him. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America in Utah says it is merging three councils into one as the organization adapts to a future without thousands of members that were sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Utah-based faith removed 400,000 young people from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The cost of insulin has decreased for diabetes patients and their families in Utah after a bill was passed capping copayments at $30 a month. The cost could be lower if insurers place the treatment in a lower-cost drug tier and waive deductibles. The Salt […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — All six women in the Utah Senate walked out in protest and refused to vote Wednesday on a bill mandating a woman be shown an ultrasound before receiving an abortion. The bill passed despite their absence. Republican Sen. Deidre Henderson said in a statement the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pornography in Utah would have to come with a warning label under a bill passed by the Legislature that has sparked concerns about a potential lawsuit. The proposal cleared its final hurdle Monday in the Legislature and now goes to Republican Gov. Gary Herbert for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to expand breakfast at Utah schools for low-income kids has passed a key legislative hurdle. The bill would require schools to provide students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals with alternative breakfast, such as breakfast served in classrooms, grab-and-go carts or second-chance […]
