BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to build the nation’s first small modular nuclear reactors to produce commercial power is a step closer. A Utah-based energy cooperative said Wednesday that it has sales contracts for enough carbon-free power to begin a license application process with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials say reports of bears coming down from the mountains and rummaging through backyard and campgrounds throughout Utah have more than doubled this year. Faith Jolley with the Division of Wildlife Resources said Wednesday her agency has already received more than 25 reports of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop says he may change his mind about retiring and run again for his House seat. The longtime Republican congressman tells the Deseret News on Thursday that he’s considering running for another term and plans to announce his decision at the end of July. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah woman has died after a tree fell on her head. The Deseret News reports the 74-year-old woman was cutting down trees with a chain saw near her family’s cabin in Manor Lands on Tuesday. Summit County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright says a dead […]
An Annabella woman is facing multiple charges after she’s believed to have burglarized her own mother’s home, according to Richfield City Police. Officials say 45-year-old Tara Evans was arrested on Sunday after her mother had come home from a trip to find her in the house. Evans didn’t have a […]
HIGHLAND, Utah (AP) — The city of Highland has passed a resolution in support of anti-abortion legislation, marking at least the third time a local government in Utah has a taken an official position against the procedure since state lawmakers passed new restrictions this year. The resolution approved Tuesday declares […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ top leader has been invited to speak at the NAACP convention in Detroit, marking the latest sign of a burgeoning partnership between the two organizations. The Utah-based faith said in a news release Wednesday that president Russell […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man convicted of the fatal shooting of a University of Utah student has been extradited to Colorado to face additional charges. The Deseret News reports 25-year-old Austin Jeffery Boutain will face a first-degree murder charge in the death of 63-year-old Mitchell Bradford Ingle in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah school district is paying $62,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after a junior high student was caught in a bus door and dragged about 175 feet (53 meters) in an alleged racially motivated incident. The incident occurred in February in West Point about […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified the man killed by a police officer during a shootout at a Salt Lake City apartment complex on Monday. Detective Michael Ruff with Salt Lake City Police said Wednesday 43-year-old Michael Brand was shot and killed by an officer responding to a […]
