ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Officials at Zion National Park say a rockslide inside the park has forced the closure of state Route 9. The Spectrum newspaper reports that park officials announced Sunday that the road will remain closed “until further notice.” The rockslide on the switchbacks beneath the Zion-Mount Carmel tunnel […]
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a girl has recanted her report that a man tried unsuccessfully to abduct her near a junior high school in a Salt Lake City suburb. Bountiful police announced Tuesday that the girl recanted after it became apparent that her statements were not inconsistent with […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bid to strengthen the state’s hate-crimes law passed its first vote on Monday following an occasionally emotional debate over the long-stalled idea that’s been gaining steam since the beating of a Latino man in Salt Lake City. The state has reached a tipping point […]
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Federal officials are investigating whether a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near the Utah-Colorado border was caused by a well that injects salty water deep underground. The quake struck Monday near a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation facility in western Colorado that collects salt from shallow underground water […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials are reporting that a 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the Utah-Colorado border and was felt in the tourist town of Moab, Utah. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported that the earthquake hit Monday morning near Slide Rock Canyon, about 7 miles southeast of […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Sandy say a woman is expected to recover after being stabbed multiple times by her daughter. Police say 55-year-old Carla Orsini remained hospitalized Sunday while her daughter, 31-year-old Jayde Lauren Altemeier, was booked on charges including attempted murder. According to a police affidavit, Altemeier […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is declining to hear the Utah Republican Party’s challenge to a state law overhauling how political parties nominate candidates. The Monday decision halts the long court battle over the law allowing candidates to bypass GOP nominating conventions and instead gather signatures […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Investigative documents accuse a Brigham Young University police lieutenant of accessing protected information from other Utah law enforcement agencies and sharing that information with school officials. The records released Thursday by the state Department of Public Safety allege former Lt. Aaron Rhoades examined and distributed information […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban gay conversion therapy for minors encountered pushback in conservative Utah on Friday as state lawmakers questioned whether it’s too restrictive for therapists talking about sexual orientation with young clients. Supporters of the measure said it allows discussion about sexuality, as long […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Planes at Salt Lake City International Airport collided with 280 birds last year, including one incident where a flock of birds hit a plane carrying 223 passengers and narrowly missed hitting the engine. Most of the bird strikes were minor, but in total they caused […]
