SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three Utah school districts will get training about how to deal with mental health issues under a $1.8 million grant aimed at addressing a troubling rise of teen suicides in the state. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah Board of Education unanimously approved the grant […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to 46 years in prison in Arizona for the kidnapping and killing of David Heisler. The Spectrum reports 57-year-old Francis Lee McCard was sentenced Thursday in a courtroom in Kingman, Arizona, after pleading guilty to charges of murder and kidnapping. According […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Another Republican official has declared his support for granting Puerto Rico statehood. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah said Friday that it’s important to rebuild the U.S. territory that was devastated by Hurricane Maria. He also said he will hold an oversight hearing to […]
MORONI, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities have charged six members of a California-based animal rights group with felonies, accusing the activists of breaking into a plant and stealing a turkey. Sanpete County prosecutors filed felony charges Wednesday of burglary and poultry theft against the members of Direct Action Everywhere. According […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah elections data shows backers of Medicaid expansion there have gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot. Organizer RyLee Curtis said Friday her group is going to the voters after years of unsuccessfully pushing state lawmakers to cover thousands of the state’s poor. Similar […]
AMES, Iowa-Per a report in the Iowa State Daily, the student newspaper at Iowa State University, Iowa State named University of Utah enterprise student systems director Mark Simpson has been named as the Ames, Iowa-based university’s new registrar. Simpson will commence in his new duties May 21 and he has […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A study indicates the demand for Utah housing is exceeding the supply, resulting in rising prices that could affect some households more than others. The Spectrum reports the University of Utah study made public Tuesday has found that the increase of housing prices is outpacing wage growth, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A report indicates that the percentage of women in top positions at Utah businesses has been reduced by nearly half since 2014. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the study by the Utah Women and Leadership Project has found that 6.4 percent of women filled top leadership roles […]
Customers of Dominion Energy in Utah may see a confusing letter in their mailbox. The utility company says a third-party service provider who doesn’t work with them is using their letterhead to try and sell insurance. The state Division of Public Utilities is asking anyone who has received one of these […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters are poised to decide whether to make it easier for political candidates to bypass their party’s convention system. An updated count of verified signatures posted by the state’s elections office Thursday shows the initiative has unofficially qualified for the ballot. The proposal would […]
