SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Navajo Nation announced this week it has signed a contract with renewable energy companies to convert methane from its oil-producing operations in Utah into eco-friendly hydrogen. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Navajo Nation Oil and Gas technology officer Bill McCabe announced the plan […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Residents across Utah are getting treated to a snowy Thanksgiving. The Utah Highway Patrol on Thursday morning urged motorists to wait a few hours until crews and law enforcement could clear roads. Meteorologists say areas across the state received snow overnight with more expected throughout […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — More than 50 people in Provo are trying to enjoy Thanksgiving after being temporarily displaced by an apartment fire. KUTV in Salt Lake City reports a church opened its doors Thursday morning and local restaurants brought food for affected residents. Authorities say the blaze was reported […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police has confirmed one woman died and a man was critically injured in a shooting at Windsor Park Apartments. Police say 56-year-old Leticia Smith died after being transferred to the hospital Tuesday and was identified by authorities Wednesday. Police say the other […]
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say a Hawaii man tormented a Utah family for over a year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services, including plumbers and prostitutes. Loren Okamura is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday in Honolulu, where he was arrested. Authorities say […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is set to become the 19th state to ban the discredited practice of conversion therapy after state officials came up with a proposal that has the support of the influential Church of a Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert announced Tuesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities have arrested youth treatment facility employee after deputies say he allegedly allowed residents to choke each other as part of a game. Authorities say 20-year-old Tuakimoana Leota was charged Tuesday with two counts of felony child abuse. Prosecutors say Sanpete County sheriff’s deputies […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. prosecutors have arrested a Hawaii man they accuse of sending hundreds of unwanted service providers to a Utah home, including plumbers and prostitutes. Court documents show that 44-year-old Loren Okamura was arrested Friday in Hawaii after he was indicted last month on charges of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police say the body of a man found in a dead woman’s freezer had been there for at least one year if not longer. Tooele Police Sgt. Jeremy Hansen said officers went Friday to an apartment in the Salt Lake City suburb to check […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A legislative task force in Utah has postponed a vote on state tax reforms that could increase tax cuts from the currently proposed $80 million to as much as $124 million. Members of the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force debated the draft legislation proposed […]
