SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawmakers in Utah have advanced a tighter ban on personalized license plates that have disparaging words or messages after a plate spelling out deport them sparked debate on social media. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday that the state Senate Transportation Committee voted Thursday to […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the beating death of his wife during a 2017 family cruise to Alaska. Kenneth Manzanares had previously said as part of a plea agreement that he struck his wife with a closed fist, saw blood and struck […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah County officials have announced residents getting married in the state can now get their marriage licenses online. KUTV-TV reported Thursday that the state auditor’s office launched the digital application on its website. Most states require the couple to appear in person, fill out paperwork and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he does not support a state lawmaker’s push to censure U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney over his vote to convict in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Herbert said in a statement Friday Romney voted in accordance with his conscience after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mothers in Utah are pushing back against BYU’s ban on children and breastfeeding at its annual Women’s Conference. School officials say it’s been a longstanding rule that kids and babies aren’t allowed at the two-day college event, schedule this year to begin on April 30. […]
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — An air travel entrepreneur has introduced a new Utah-based airline carrier 20 years after launching JetBlue. Deseret News reported Utah native David Neeleman unveiled the official name of his fifth carrier startup Breeze Aviation on Friday. He previously launched Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue and Azul. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Moab officials have launched a marketing campaign that aims to blunt the negative effects of the millions of visitors who visit the southeastern Utah town each year. Moab Area Travel Council officials say the “Do It Like a Local” campaign is meant to educate visitors […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Officials say nearly 200 of the 540 positions at Utah State Prison are vacant. KUTV reports the staffing shortage has forced Utah Department of Corrections officials to bus eight corrections officer more than 100 miles from the prison in Gunnison to the state prison in Draper […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials have re-opened the only road in and out of a Utah ski area east of Salt Lake City that was closed for days after multiple avalanches. Alta Ski Area visitors and employees were required to stay indoors until Little Cottonwood Canyon reopened Saturday. The […]
HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge recently sided with three American Samoans in Utah wanting to be recognized as citizens. The American Samoa government is expected to appeal, and has until Monday to do so. Many in the U.S. territory are perfectly happy being U.S. nationals who can’t vote in most […]
