SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is doubling down its opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement and a seven-page legal memorandum Friday outlining the “serious adverse consequences” that could follow if the measure were approved. The […]
The Salina City Police have a 20-year old in custody after an apparent threat was posted on the man’s social media account. The threat was on a Snapchat story with a picture of someone holding a large military style bullet. The caption of the picture read, “don’t go to school […]
KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz.-(ADOT)-Per the official Twitter of the Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona S.R. 67, the route to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is slated to reopen Tuesday. This route connects at U.S. 89-A at Jacob Lake en route to the North Rim and opens up complete […]
HANKSVILLE, Utah-Late Sunday evening, per the official Twitter of UDOT Traffic, a crash occurred south of Hanksville. UDOT reports the incident occurred on S.R. 95 four miles south of Hanksville in Wayne County at milepost four. The report states this is a “non-blocking” incident. The clearance time is currently estimated […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (LDS Church)-Per an official statement released by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, early Saturday morning, the St. George LDS Temple was vandalized. This incident occurred around 5:00 am MDT Saturday morning, resulting in the temple being temporarily closed before resuming its operations later in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former employee of a Utah residential youth treatment facility is being accused of assaulting a 16-year-old boy as part of an unofficial “fight club” at the school. The Utah County attorney’s office said Friday that 21-year-old Misifoa Tautofi Seui Matagi hit the teenager at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest electric utility has been granted permission to pass on its federal tax savings to its customers. The Salt Lake Tribune reports state regulators are allowing Rocky Mountain Power to pass on its savings in the form of credits that will offset electrical rates for customers. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Opponents of Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative say supporters tried to buy off canvassers asking people to withdraw support for the proposal. Organizers with Drug Safe Utah filed a complaint with the lieutenant governor’s office Tuesday alleging that the campaign manager of pro-medical marijuana group […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah emergency responders are warning residents that low water levels in the state’s rivers don’t make them any less dangerous. Unified Fire Authority Capt. Jay Torgerson told the Deseret News during a water rescue training Thursday that extremely cold water and rocks in the river can present just […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new report shows violent crime in Utah rose by nearly 18 percent in 2016 over the year before. A Utah Department of Public Safety report issued by the department Thursday said that homicides rose by 43 percent from 54 incidents in 2015 to 77 […]
