SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A push against underage marriage in the U.S. is coming to Utah, where a lawmaker wants to raise the legal marriage age to 18 to prevent girls from being pressured into the unions associated with higher poverty and lower education rates. Rep. Angela Romero says […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say the warmer water and lower lake levels this year are prime conditions for toxic algae blooms to return. KSL-TV reports state and local agencies coordinated a response Thursday should the harmful blooms invade Utah lakes this summer. Officials say the agencies are better prepared […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Utah suicide prevention researcher Michael Staley says suicide isn’t easily explained, and a community forum won’t end suicide or suicidal behavior. But he calls it a start. The Deseret News reports a Thursday evening meeting in Herriman drew about 400 couples, families with teens, school administrators, pastors and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Republican Party official in southern Utah has pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a prostitute. Blake Cozzens filed a guilty plea in court Tuesday and was sentenced to 12 months of probation and a fine of $1,000. The 28-year-old former Iron County Republican […]
Rocky Mountain Power is working on a power line between Mt. Pleasant and Spring City in Sanpete County. A diesel generator is being used to supply energy to the area according to the utility provider. According to a tip from Dave Robinson of Mt. Pleasant, the generator is supplying more […]
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — South Jordan police say they have arrested two teen boys suspected of stealing two guns and ammunition from a sporting goods store. South Jordan police said in a statement that surveillance footages shows two suspects leaving a Sportman’s Warehouse on Saturday evening with one handgun […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senate Majority Leader Ralph Okerlund is in good health after receiving a heart and kidney transplant last week. State lawmakers say they visited Okerlund earlier this week, and saw him up and walking around. Okerlund missed much of the 2018 legislative session due to his […]
KANARRAVILLE, Utah (AP) — A community in southwest Utah has begun charging visitors to hike a popular slot canyon. Hikers at Kanarraville Falls began paying $8 for an individual permit this month. The Salt Lake Tribune reports about 40,000 people travel to the town of Kanarraville every year to hike the scenic […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two former inmates who investigators say were among the men abused by guards while incarcerated at a Utah county jail. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah filed the federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday, claiming Dustin Law […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Top leaders from the NAACP and Mormon church are calling for greater racial harmony and mutual respect following the first official meeting between national leaders of the civil rights organization and Utah-based religion. NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the alliance should be an example for […]
