SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has called lawmakers into a special session on Sept. 16 on medical marijuana and other issues, but tax reform is not on the agenda. The Deseret News reported Friday that income taxes in Utah must be used for education, but they are outgrowing […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A judge has ruled that Davis County jail inspection records are public records and must be released but hasn’t yet ruled on whether statewide jail standards also are also subject to release. District Judge David Connors’ ruling Friday on reports of internal jail inspections and inspections […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A land development battle is being waged on open land near the Salt Lake City airport where some farmers and residents want to allow a 1,100-unit housing complex to be built and the land to be annexed to North Salt Lake to improve services. Opponents […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative groups in Utah have told school officials they disapprove of a new teacher instructional guide for sex education, saying the guide was inappropriate and explicit, officials said. Instructional guides were created addressing specific topics including sex education after new K-12 health standards were passed […]
Utah authorities are investigating whether a 6-month-old boy who died last month had been left in a hot car. News outlets’ reports on the child-abuse investigation by Santaquin police did not identify the mother, who has been questioned by police but not charged. Her phone was the subject of a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s U.S. senators say about $54 million in funding for two projects at Hill Air Force Base has been diverted to aid construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee have expressed concerns over the decision after the Air Force alerted […]
WOODS CROSS, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman has been sentenced to jail time after calling 911 to report a possible drunk driver while she was intoxicated. Court documents show 32-year-old Breanna Dawn Hernandez called police on August 16 to report a possible drunk driver in Woods Cross. When police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will celebrate president Russell M. Nelson’s 95th birthday with a gala in Salt Lake City. The Friday night event at the church conference center will include performances by Donny Osmond, Nathan Pacheco and the Tabernacle Choir at […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A person cleaning a storage unit in Utah found a dead body inside it and investigators are trying to determine if a crime took place. The body was found Thursday inside the unit at Stock-N-Lock Self Storage in Ogden, north of Salt Lake City. Lt. Tyler […]
UPDATE: As of 1:30 on Friday, the Neck Fire has burned approximately 10,000 acres with five percent containment. Officials believe the fire was caused by lightning Thursday evening. 120 firefighters are working on getting more containment. — Fire officials are battling another fire in Utah. The Neck Fire is burning […]
