SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House of Representatives has unanimously approved removing a provision in the state constitution that allows slavery as punishment for a crime. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Democratic Rep. Sandra Hollins said Monday that the line no longer reflects the character of the state or its […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church has come out against a proposal to allow more alcohol in Utah beer, a position that could hurt the state’s chances of joining most of the country in shedding low alcohol limits. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opposes the […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a teen was killed and his brother was critically injured in a shooting in Ogden. Ogden Police Lt. Clint Christensen says the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Family members identified the boy killed as 16-year-old Kamron Johnson. His brother, 22-year-old Eric Johnson, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 for a fire that spread to national forest land north of Salt Lake City. The U.S. attorney’s office says Jayson Ross Orvis of Bountiful agreed to the settlement for the August 2017 fire that burned about […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah passed sweeping changes to a voter-approved Medicaid expansion Monday, cutting the number of people covered nearly in half and adding work requirements that the Trump administration is expected to approve. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed the plan hours after it cleared a final vote […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a central Utah man who died after an avalanche buried him as he was snowmobiling. Summit County sheriff’s officials say 49-year-old Jason Lyman, of Mona, was on a snowmobile about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Salt Lake City on Saturday when […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old called 911 after finding his mother bleeding from multiple stab wounds. West Valley City police say the woman, 46-year-old Belinda Thomas, of West Velley City, later died from the injuries. Officers arrested 50-year-old Darren Byrd on charges of aggravated murder, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers’ contentious plan to scale back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion is headed to the governor’s desk. The Utah Senate voted 22-7 on Monday to approve the proposal that would extend Medicaid to about 50,000 fewer people than the ballot measure. GOP lawmakers say their […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have declined to extend a 15-year truck ban on a scenic highway north of Salt Lake City. A state Senate committee last week voted down a measure that sought to push the ban’s expiration date to July 2022. Trucks will be allowed to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a central Utah man is dead after an avalanche buried him while he was snowmobiling about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Salt Lake City. Summit County Sheriff’s officials say the slide triggered Saturday afternoon near Coalville trapped 49-year-old Jason Lyman of Mona […]
