ROY, Utah (AP) — Utah has a new law requiring general aviation pilots with airplanes to carry at least $100,000 in liability insurance, inspired in part by a 2017 crash in Roy where a woman’s car was hit. The Standard Examiner reports Samantha Sandoval was left traumatized and with bills […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah copper mine will provide a new North American source of the critical mineral tellurium, which is used in photovoltaic solar cells. Tellurium is one of the least common elements on Earth and is eight times rarer than gold. Up to 20 tons […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A university in Utah voted Thursday to begin a process that could involve dropping Dixie from its name. Dixie State University’s Board of Trustees formed a committee Thursday that will review options for the institution’s name. The committee will collect feedback from a public survey, […]
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has been named this year’s recipient of the Profile in Courage Award for being the only Republican to vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial. The honor was announced Friday on NBC’s “Today” show. Trump’s first […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Spencer Cox says he’s hopeful Utah will be able to eliminate pandemic restrictions by July if transmission rates keep falling but acknowledged that the situation could change. He urged residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible and to remain cautious. Cox made the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s mask mandate will end April 10 after the Republican governor signed a bill that lays out a new timeline for lifting some of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions. Masks orders will remain in place for schools and gatherings of more than 50 people. Businesses can […]
Around 7:00 p.m. on Mar. 19, Sanpete county dispatch received a call from an individual stating that his wife was involved in a snowmobile accident. The Mapleton woman, Christine Hood age 54, had already passed away from her injuries by the time authorities arrived. According to her husband, while driving […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — James Huntsman is a member of one of Utah’s most prominent families and has sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accusing it of fraud. The federal lawsuit filed Monday says the church spent members’ donations that were solicited for charity on commercial […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is a step closer to requiring all cellphones and tablets sold in the state to automatically block pornography. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a measure Tuesday that critics call a significant intrusion of free speech. Cox has said the bill would send an “important […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Refugee advocates in Utah have started to prepare for a rise in the number of people resettled from foreign countries in the state as the Biden administration implements new immigration policies. A state official who works in refugee services told the Standard-Examiner that the department is […]
