SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Arizona politician has pleaded guilty in Utah to human smuggling charges in an illegal adoption scheme that stretched across three states and involved women from the Marshall Islands. Paul Petersen is a Republican who served as county assessor in metro Phoenix. The Friday […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Provo resident MacCene Grimmett has cast a ballot every single election since she’s been old enough to vote — and that’s quite a few elections. MacCene, who has lived in the same dark red-bricked house in northern Provo since 1953, recently celebrated her 107th birthday. She […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers unanimously approved a budget proposal that would plug an estimated $850 million state revenue shortfall following the COVID-19 pandemic. The House and Senate passed two bills during a special session Thursday that would impose less than 2% cuts across state government agencies while […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The governor of Utah says nine rural counties will move into the green health risk status beginning Friday after recording some of the state’s lowest COVID-19 case counts and hospitalization rates. KUTV-TV reported that the counties are Beaver, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Millard, Piute, Uintah […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A former elected official in metro Phoenix accused of running an illegal adoption scheme in three states involving women from the Marshall Islands has pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Paul Petersen acknowledged submitting false applications to the Arizona’s Medicaid system for the mothers to receive state-funded health […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers voted to ban knee-to-neck chokeholds similar to the one used in the death of George Floyd during a special session Thursday, though the measure stops short of criminalizing the use of all chokehold methods. Several police departments have banned the use of chokeholds […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of current Republican candidate for governor Jon Huntsman Jr., said Thursday she has tested positive for COVID-19 just as her husband recovers from having the virus. She said in an Instagram post that she’s worried about the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New figures show unemployment claims in Utah are settling into levels that are much lower than the pandemic peak in early April but remain historically high. Nearly 4,900 people requested unemployment assistance in the week ending June 13. That was the fourth consecutive week the […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A professor has reversed his decision to resign from a university in Utah after being criticized for tweets about nationwide protests over race and police use of force. The Standard-Examiner reported Weber State University confirmed in an email that criminal justice professor Scott Senjo rescinded his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state leaders say that updated plans intended to help drive economic recovery won’t compromise the health of residents even though the state is experiencing a multi-week rise in cases. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, said Wednesday the increase in cases was somewhat expected […]
