SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has overturned the conviction of a death row inmate, saying he received ineffective counsel during his trial. The Deseret News reports a U.S. District judge ruled Von Lester Taylor was not adequately represented in his 1991 trial that led to a death […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have passed new regulations on abortion, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Thursday that would ban most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned. It comes as abortion opponents around the country hope the Supreme Court will reconsider the landmark ruling […]
Just before 8:00 p.m. Mar. 12 Utah Highway Patrol responded to a call about a crash involving a motorcyclist in Richfield next to the bowling alley. Upon arrival it was discovered that Britney Duncan, who was driving a car, was crossing Cove View road from the old K-Mart parking lot […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors have canceled a jury trial scheduled for a man accused of starting one of the largest wildfires in Utah history. The Daily Herald reported the state dismissed a misdemeanor charge of burning during a closed fire season against 63-year-old Robert Ray Lyman. A misdemeanor reckless […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Voters could soon be asked to change the Utah Constitution to allow a major shift in education funding after a deal announced Wednesday with the state’s largest teacher’s union. The compromise would include increasing the amount of money schools get per student and the creation […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to limit the use of cash bail for people arrested in Utah passed the Legislature Wednesday after supporters argued the current system can mean people who are presumed innocent stay stuck behind bars only because they don’t have money for bail. The plan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah House lawmakers have passed legislation giving political candidates greater access to voter registration information. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the revised bill stripped out a section giving heightened privacy protections to legislators. The measure would continue to protect voter information from the general public, […]
On the night of Mar. 9 EMT’s, deputies, and Salina City officers responded to a call requesting help for a man who had been stabbed on a frontage road next to interstate 70 near mile post 68. Steven Lowman, age 39, was driving with Robert Martin, age 48, when the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say a California businessman teamed with a pair of Utah polygamists and helped them expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up getting nearly $500 million in government funds. They say the money was used to buy luxury sports cars and million-dollar homes. U.S. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Changes to a voter-approved law aimed at curbing gerrymandering passed the Utah Legislature on Wednesday. The plan now before Utah Gov. Gary Herbert comes after supporters of the 2018 initiative agreed to a compromise revising the measure that creates an independent redistricting commission. It will advise […]
