LEHI, Utah (AP) — A student in Lehi is recovering after being hit by a school bus. Alpine School District spokeswoman Kimberly Bird says the incident occurred around 7:20 a.m. Monday. The student was darting across the school bus lanes at the time. Bird says it appears the bus driver did […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in West Valley City have arrested two people in connection with a woman’s hit-and-run death. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports that West Valley City police arrested two people Sunday who share a home with the victim and had reportedly been arguing with her. Police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Arrests of people suspected of living in the U.S. illegally have increased 24 percent in a four-state region since President Donald Trump entered office, mirroring a national trend. The Salt Lake Tribune reports numbers released last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement show increasing arrests and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state auditor says data about the homeless population is riddled with inconsistencies and doesn’t help evaluate the effectiveness of different programs because of a lack of clear, measurable goals. The audit released last week was designed to help state lawmakers decide which programs deserve […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New figures show fewer than half of the residents in Utah’s Salt Lake County belong to the Mormon church, a significant milestone that illustrates how the state’s largest county is becoming more religiously diverse. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that numbers from The Church of Jesus Christ […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Department of Defense audit found that $53 million of ballistic missile motors stored at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah were inaccurately designated as not working. The Standard-Examiner reports that spokeswoman Leah Bryant said “training issues” at some Air Force units resulted in items being listed […]
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah is starting to fill up its planned roster of F-35A fighters. Base officials said the wing’s 421st Fighter Squadron on Wednesday received its first two F-35As and that the wing is […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal land managers have cleared the way for population control measures for the wild horses in the Onaqui Mountains southwest of Salt Lake City. The Bureau of Land Management said Friday those measures will include fertility control vaccines and the gather and removal of excess […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Walmart is enlisting their customers in a new public push to sell higher-alcohol beer in Utah. The Deseret News reports the retail giant has posted signs saying “Walmart supports efforts to change Utah’s beer laws,” and including a phone number to learn more. In Utah, beer must […]
Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for an upcoming Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team’s ascendance into an international powerhouse. The […]
