SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Next week’s primary elections in Utah will be slightly different due to legislation passed to accommodate struggles voters may have faced during the coronavirus pandemic. KUTV-TV reported that the bill passed by lawmakers in April gives voters an extra day to send in their ballots. […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah candidate who was a late entry to the race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat has passed his competitors in campaign fundraising. The Standard-Examiner reported Republican Blake Moore had generated $357,639 in fundraising for his campaign bid as of June 10. Moore did […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state official has apologized after a family was sent masks featuring a gun, the American flag and the phrase “don’t tread on me” as part of a program offering free face coverings during the coronavirus pandemic. KUTV-TV reported that an official with governor’s office […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has been authorized to resume campaigning for governor after remaining in quarantine because of a coronavirus diagnosis. The Deseret News reported the Salt Lake County Health Department cleared the Republican to resume campaign work while seeking his party’s nomination. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert says he has no plans to shut down the economy even though he shares some of the concerns of the state’s epidemiologist. She warned a “complete shutdown” might be imminent if Utah can’t stop a prolonged spike of coronavirus cases. Herbert tweeted […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Newly released court documents in the case of two kids who were found dead in rural Idaho reveal allegations that their mother believed they were zombies and that she was on a mission to rid the world of such creatures. Police found the remains of 17-year-old […]
Two people were killed and a third seriously injured when a car was hit by a train near Mona. Jacob Michael Cottle, age 22, of La Plata, Maryland, was driving a small car eastbound on Burraston Road about 5 p.m. on June 20 when it was hit by a Union […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police are investigating after a mural of George Floyd was reportedly vandalized over the weekend. Sgt. Keith Horrocks said Monday that a tar-like black substance was poured over the painting sometime Sunday morning. He said the mural was repainted before officers could […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University police are searching for the people who vandalized an on-campus statue of Brigham Young. The Daily Herald reported campus Police Lt. Rich Christianson says surveillance video indicated there were two suspects involved but police are still investigating. Police say the vandals poured red, […]
