SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials have dropped plans to sell energy leases in a popular Utah recreational area that’s renowned for its mountain biking trails. The reversal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management comes after local businesses, officials and Gov. Gary Herbert raised concerns about potential effects […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Emergency authorities in Utah say cell phone calls to 911 were connecting only intermittently on Saturday. Authorities urged people with emergencies to send texts or call alternative numbers. The problems were reported for multiple cell phone carriers in Salt Lake City, Provo, Bountiful, Sandy, St. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have sent President Donald Trump an official letter of commendation after rejecting efforts to formerly rebuke Mitt Romney following the senator’s vote to impeach him. The citation released Thursday by Republican leaders commends Trump for repealing “onerous” federal regulations, reducing the size of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah teacher has pleaded guilty to murder charges in the shooting death of her ex-husband’s girlfriend, who was killed in front of the former couple’s 3-year-old twins. Prosecutors have said Chelsea Cook shot Lisa Williams while Williams and the children decorated a Christmas […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill that would cap copays at $100 a month for insulin, decreasing the cost of the medicine for diabetes patients and their families. The Deseret News reported Thursday that the House Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved the bill […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is running for Congress, joining the race to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop. The Herald Journal newspaper reports Darren Parry announced Thursday he will run as a Democrat. He is the author of a book […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign strategy is unprecedented and so is his choice of a Utah rally location to bounce back from an unsteady debate performance. He was in Salt Lake City on Thursday, where Democrats are fired up about new attention from […]
After a three-year process consisting of dozens of meetings and public hearings, the Manti City Council has passed a new zoning ordinance covering the commercial areas of Main Street. The main focus of the zoning ordinance is the area between 100 North and 100 South, considered the historical business district […]
SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) — A Utah man has been found guilty of three hate crimes for shouting that he wanted to “kill Mexicans” before attacking three Latinos at a tire shop. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that Alan Dale Covington was convicted of attacking Jose […]
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV-TV) — Police in Utah say a man has turned himself in amid reports that authorities were searching for a driver who fled after striking a 9-year-old boy walking on a sidewalk in Payson. The boy was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon in serious condition. A […]
