SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams passed the state House Wednesday in Utah. Utah is one of more than 20 states considering similar measures that opponents say would harm transgender teenagers. The Republican lawmaker sponsoring the measure says it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bill Beecham, a longtime bureau chief for The Associated Press in Salt Lake City who oversaw coverage of several major stories including the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, has died. He was 79. His son, Kevin Beecham, said his father died Tuesday morning at the Highland […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Weather officials in Utah say a snowstorm has delayed business hours, closed doors for the day and postponed COVID-19 testing on Wednesday. The snow is expected to drift off in the afternoon, but several inches are expected to drop across the Wasatch Front, in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House failed to pass a resolution that would have encouraged schools to retire Native American mascots. The Salt Lake Tribune reports several conservative state lawmakers spoke against the resolution, with one questioning whether legislators were being overly sensitive and if animal mascots would […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Republican Party has defended Sen. Mitt Romney after an online motion accused him of misrepresenting himself as a Republican and embarrassing the state by voting against former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trials. Over 140,000 people have signed the document that says […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mountain highway east of Salt Lake City that provides access to a pair of popular ski resorts was closed Tuesday after a large snowstorm raised already dangerous avalanche conditions. Utah Department of Transportation officials closed state Route 210 in the Little Cottonwood Canyon to […]
Avalanche Warning issued February 15 at 9:36AM MST by NWS Saltlake …THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING THROUGH 6 PM MST TUESDAY… * WHAT…THE AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE WARNING AREA IS HIGH. * WHERE…THE MOUNTAINS OF MUCH OF THE STATE […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah region that has long been a “dry county” that doesn’t allow alcohol is considering a proposed change that would allow wineries. The alcohol ordinance has not been changed in more than 30 years, but several local farms approached the Cache County Council in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah gun owners will be allowed to carry concealed weapons without a permit under a bill signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox. Several other states are considering similar measures backed by gun-rights groups like the National Rifle Association. Utah previously required people […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Murray School District has suspended a program aimed at introducing kids to more diverse and inclusive literature after parents complained after a teacher read a book about a transgender child to a class of third graders last month. Murray School District spokesman Doug Perry […]
